Casares de las Hurdes

Casares de las Hurdes (Casaris in extremaduran), is a municipality located in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 582 inhabitants. The town is famous for its drummers (tamborilerus).

First royal visit to Las Hurdes

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	701	—
2002	649	−7.4%
2003	650	+0.2%
2004	619	−4.8%
2005	592	−4.4%
2006	582	−1.7%

King Alfonso XIII visited Las Hurdes in 1922 in order to display the concern of the crown for this remote area. Physician and writer Gregorio Marañón accompanied the young king as guide. The king and his retinue lived in military tents planted near Casares de las Hurdes.^[1]

During the king's visit a strange incident took place: A local village chief, concerned that the king was drinking only black coffee (a consequence of the king's aides distrusting the quality of the local milk owing to unsanitary conditions in the area) served the king a small jug of milk saying, "Your Majesty rest assured that this milk is totally trustworthy," which turned out to be from his wife who had recently given birth. The king became aware of this fact only after having had his café con leche.^[2]

Alquerías

The following alquerías (small settlements of a few houses) are within Casares de las Hurdes' municipal limits (extremaduran names are in brackets):

Carabusino (Carabusinu)
Casarrubia (Jurdi)
Heras (Las Heras)
Huetre (La Güetri, pronounced "gwetri")
Robledo (Robréu)

References

Municipalities in the province of Cáceres

Abadía Abertura Acebo Acehúche Aceituna Ahigal Alagón del Río Albalá Alcántara Alcollarín Alcuéscar Aldea del Cano Aldeacentenera Aldeanueva de la Vera Aldeanueva del Camino Aldehuela de Jerte Alía Aliseda Almaraz Almoharín Arroyo de la Luz Arroyomolinos Arroyomolinos de la Vera Baños de Montemayor Barrado Belvís de Monroy Benquerencia Berrocalejo Berzocana Bohonal de Ibor Botija Brozas Cabañas del Castillo Cabezabellosa Cabezuela del Valle Cabrero Cáceres Cachorrilla Cadalso Calzadilla Caminomorisco Campillo de Deleitosa Campo Lugar Cañamero Cañaveral Carbajo Carcaboso Carrascalejo Casar de Cáceres Casar de Palomero Casares de las Hurdes Casas de Don Antonio Casas de Don Gómez Casas de Millán Casas de Miravete Casas del Castañar Casas del Monte Casatejada Casillas de Coria Castañar de Ibor Ceclavín Cedillo Cerezo Cilleros Collado Conquista de la Sierra Coria Cuacos de Yuste Deleitosa Descargamaría El Gordo El Torno Eljas Escurial Fresnedoso de Ibor Galisteo Garciaz Garganta la Olla Gargantilla Gargüera Garrovillas de Alconétar Garvín Gata Guadalupe Guijo de Coria Guijo de Galisteo Guijo de Granadilla Guijo de Santa Bárbara Herguijuela Hernán-Pérez Herrera de Alcántara Herreruela Hervás Higuera Hinojal Holguera Hoyos Huélaga Ibahernando Jaraicejo Jaraíz de la Vera Jarandilla de la Vera Jarilla Jerte La Aldea del Obispo La Cumbre La Garganta La Granja La Pesga Ladrillar Logrosán Losar de la Vera Madrigal de la Vera Madrigalejo Madroñera Majadas Malpartida de Cáceres Malpartida de Plasencia Marchagaz Mata de Alcántara Membrío Mesas de Ibor Miajadas Millanes Mirabel Mohedas de Granadilla Monroy Montánchez Montehermoso Moraleja Morcillo Navaconcejo Navalmoral de la Mata Navalvillar de Ibor Navas del Madroño Navezuelas Nuñomoral Oliva de Plasencia Palomero Pasarón de la Vera Pedroso de Acim Peraleda de San Román Peraleda de la Mata Perales del Puerto Pescueza Piedras Albas Pinofranqueado Piornal Plasencia Plasenzuela Portaje Portezuelo Pozuelo de Zarzón Puerto de Santa Cruz Rebollar Riolobos Robledillo de Gata Robledillo de Trujillo Robledillo de la Vera Robledollano Romangordo Rosalejo Ruanes Salorino Salvatierra de Santiago San Martín de Trevejo Santa Ana Santa Cruz de Paniagua Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Marta de Magasca Santiago de Alcántara Santiago del Campo Santibáñez el Alto Santibáñez el Bajo Saucedilla Segura de Toro Serradilla Serrejón Sierra de Fuentes Talaveruela de la Vera Talaván Talayuela Tejeda de Tiétar Tiétar Toril Tornavacas Torre de Don Miguel Torre de Santa María Torrecilla de los Ángeles Torrecillas de la Tiesa Torrejón el Rubio Torrejoncillo Torremenga Torremocha Torreorgaz Torrequemada Trujillo Valdastillas Valdecañas de Tajo Valdefuentes Valdehúncar Valdelacasa de Tajo Valdemorales Valdeobispo Valencia de Alcántara Valverde de la Vera Valverde del Fresno Viandar de la Vera Villa del Campo Villa del Rey Villamesías Villamiel Villanueva de la Sierra Villanueva de la Vera Villar de Plasencia Villar del Pedroso Villasbuenas de Gata Zarza de Granadilla Zarza de Montánchez Zarza la Mayor Zorita

Coordinates: 40°26′N 6°17′W / 40.433°N 6.283°W / 40.433; -6.283

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