Salinas del Manzano

Salinas del Manzano, Spain

Salinas del Manzano

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Seal

Country

Salinas del Manzano

Area

• Total

33 km² (13 sq mi)

Population (2010)

• Total

105

• Density

3.1/km² (8/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Salinas del Manzano' is a city of Spain in the province of Cuenca in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It has an area of 33.65 km² with population of 105 inhabitants (INE 2010) and a population density of 3.21 inhabitants / km².

Localization

The mountain town of Salinas del Manzano is situated in the eastern foothills of the Serrania de Cuenca, south of Mount Universal and very close to the border with the province of Valencia's Corner Ademuz. Cabriel River waters bathe the term of the population. The current location of the town is close to the river Henarrubia, a tributary of another great river which rises in the municipality as Mayor of Mill River, which in turn lays its fragrance and freshness in the Cabriel and the father of this Júcar . Keeping to situate modern cartography to 30TXK2339, U.T.M. : X = 0623202 Y = 4438755 ó 40ª 05´ 37´´ N. and 01ª 33´ 14´´ W. In degrees. The main route of communication is by the N420, which connects Córdoba to Tarragona. This road goes through the center of town. It is located 82 kilometers from Cuenca and Teruel 67 km.

What to see

Tour

Salinas del Manzano has some interesting places to go sightseeing, like:

Nativity Church
San Roque y Pósito Chapel
Castle of Malenas
Hiking trails that cover more than 20 natural springs spread the term
Roman Saltworks

In the environment we can find places of great beauty like Serrania de Cuenca, Montes Universales and the Cabriel River. We recommend visiting the town during the festivities of San Roque (August 16).

"Las alcobas del Salín" Museum

The habits of the area come to this museum. The exhibition includes memories about the past in Salinas and all kinds of tools and equipments of domestic life. You can visit it during the Open Hours of City Council and the library

History

The oldest name recorded is "La fuente del Manzano", as made known in a letter signed by the Infante Don Sancho, the eldest son of King Alfonso XI. This letter is signed on March 21, 1281 and which urges the tenants of "las salinas de Fuente el Manzano" to pay what was owed to the Chapter of Canons of Cuenca.(A.C.C.I., Box 9, no. 23) Fifth Fulvio Flaco highlights the importance of saline springs in the area in the year 181 to of C. But the first documentary evidence of the salt has, which are known in the town by the name of "El Salero", dating from the days April 9, 1187 in which King Alfonso VIII of Castile granted the tithe of salt the community of canons of the church of Santa Maria Basin The reference to the salt is in the archives of the cathedral of Cuenca (ACCI, Box 1, no. 9), Some historians, situate this place near the salinas, then existing, the Roman mansion of Albonica, whose meaning can refer to the white salt flats. In the 10th century the fortress was built of Malenas (Magdalena) for mulsumanes during their domination. In the Muslim period, between the 11th and 12th centuries, predates the Christian conquest of this area, the castle of Malenas was part of the defensive line that ran between the Taifa of Albarracin and Alpuente. This line also formed part the Huélamo castle, Mira, Boniches, Santa Cruz de Moya, Algarra, Alcalá de la Vega, El Cuervo, Tormón, Villel and Teruel. It was built with every possibility in the period known as "Taifa Kingdoms". It is located in a rocky lookout pierced with caves and passages that reach the rocks at its base, so dominates a large area and part of an important avenue for communication of the time, the road now known to the name "Road or Route Moya del Cid". The above path is coincident with the path from Valencia to the Universal Monts through Utiel, Moya, Alcalá de la Vega, the castle of Malenas (in Salinas del Manzano), Altarejos (Campillo de Sierra), the Marquis Huerta, Valdemeca, Huélamo and Tragacete Our area was conquered from the Arabs between 1176 and 1183 year in all likelihood out in 1176 by Fort de Tena and then the lord of Albarracin D. Pedro Ruiz de Azagra, being repopulated by Alfonso VIII for a first line of containment against neighboring kingdoms of Valencia and Aragon. Salinas del Manzano, near Cañete, Salvacañete, Alcalá de la Vega and Boniches are taken from the Muslim and Christian for consolidation repopulated with people from the area of Leon, Astorga, Burgos and the primitive Mondoñedo born population center known as the Source name Manzano.

In 1231 allow the boundaries between the diocese of Cuenca and Albarracin. Cause of this Salinas becomes dependent on Cuenca when before depended on Moya. Thanks to Fernando III, is achieved the upgrading of the village of Moya and place as the capital of the region, wresting privileges Alfonso VIII had given Cañete.
In the year 1443 Salinas is royal hamlet and pay to the Royal Crown 680 farthing. After that Belongs to Cañete's Marquis and later in the 16th century returned to the Moya's Marquis . In these dates Builds its parish church.
On 27 June 1505 The Lands of the Moya's Marquis belong the following villages: Henarejos, Cardenete, Carboneras, San Martin de Boniches, Villar del Humo, Pajaroncillo, Campillos Sierra Huerta and Marquesado lagoon, Zafrilla, Canopies, Salvacañete, Boniches Alcala de la Vega, El Cubillo, Algarra, Garcimolina, Talayuelas, Aliaguilla, Narboneta, Garaballa, Campillos of Parabientos, Sta. Cruz de Moya, Campalbo, Casas de Pedro Alonso, Sto domingo de Moya, Los Huertos and Salinas de la Fuente del Manzano.
On July 28, 1513 a son of this town called Juan Lopez, son of Andres Sanchez Lopez and Quiteria, went to India (Peru) in search of fortune and doing, as reflected in the cas of Trade in Seville. Many other salt makers accompanied the conquistadors in America.
In the Bishopric's Book of baptisms of 1587, Salinas next to Salvacañete has about 320 inhabitants.
In the year April 1809 reach to salinas, the Marshal Culincourt Moncey's troops and after trying to take Valencia unsuccessfully (June 28 de1.808) and to partake of the second siege of Saragossa, where it would displace our area. Reactions for this presence will not wait and create groups, meeting in the mountains, facing the invader. After a failed attempt by the French to arrest these groups, people broke out. Armed with the most rudimentary weapons, everyday work tools such as sickles, pitchforks and some blunderbusses they had achieved, were meeting all of the area in Salinas del Manzano, and later they were established the headquarters in safer parts of the Sierra de Valdemeca. In their leaders can highlight the "Uncle Peter".
In the year 1833 occurs the division of judicial districts in the province, Salinas del Manzano is located within the de Cañete, which in this day still belongs.
On 28 September 1836 troops under General Elizabethan San Miguel, Chief of the Army of the Centre, put in motion to seize the Carlist troops entrenched in the Malena's castle. This Group would not come to the area to find another group that diverted his route to Pajarón and Cañete.
On 12 January 1839, Don Francisco Narváez, commander chief and captain general of the Elizabethan army, in a statement referring to the confrontation had with Carlist troops at the foot of the castle of Malenas:

“...he demostrado su nulidad a la facción en el enfrentamiento que ha tenido lugar en Salinas del Manzano, a los pies de su castillo de la Magdalena.”

The 1st Carlist War, 1840, when Marshal Van Goebben responsible to the Carlist Army and in charge of the fortification of Cañete imposes the punishment of the delivery of 10 guns Faust Saiz, a resident of this place, because he would not cooperate in the fortification of the castle of Cañete. "al cabo de doce dias, entrego seis y llego herido en un brazo...."

The Madoz's Dictionary, published an article in 1844, refers to Salinas de la Fuente del Manzano in these terms:

Statistics In 1878, Salinas del Manzano figure with 421 souls and 1878, according to Mena Torres has fifty houses, 45 houses, three farmhouses, and 451 inhabitants.

In the January 1, 1995 has 136 inhabitants.

External links

Facebook Group - Vive Salinas

Municipalities in the province of Cuenca

Abia de la Obispalía Alarcón Albaladejo del Cuende Albalate de las Nogueras Albendea Alcalá de la Vega Alcantud Alcohujate Alconchel de la Estrella Alcázar del Rey Algarra Aliaguilla Almendros Almodóvar del Pinar Almonacid del Marquesado Altarejos Arandilla del Arroyo Arcas del Villar Arcos de la Sierra Arguisuelas Arrancacepas Atalaya del Cañavate Barajas de Melo Barchín del Hoyo Bascuñana de San Pedro Beamud Belinchón Belmonte Belmontejo Beteta Boniches Buciegas Buenache de Alarcón Buenache de la Sierra Buendía Campillo de Altobuey Campillos-Paravientos Campillos-Sierra Campos del Paraíso Cañada Juncosa Cañada del Hoyo Canalejas del Arroyo Cañamares Cañaveras Cañaveruelas Cañete Cañizares Carboneras de Guadazaón Cardenete Carrascosa Carrascosa de Haro Casas de Benítez Casas de Fernando Alonso Casas de Garcimolina Casas de Guijarro Casas de Haro Casas de los Pinos Casasimarro Castejón Castillejo de Iniesta Castillejo-Sierra Castillo de Garcimuñoz Castillo-Albaráñez Cervera del Llano Chillarón de Cuenca Chumillas Cuenca Cueva del Hierro El Acebrón El Cañavate El Herrumblar El Hito El Pedernoso El Peral El Picazo El Pozuelo El Provencio Enguídanos Fresneda de Altarejos Fresneda de la Sierra Fuente de Pedro Naharro Fuentelespino de Haro Fuentelespino de Moya Fuentenava de Jábaga Fuentes Fuertescusa Gabaldón Garaballa Gascueña Graja de Campalbo Graja de Iniesta Henarejos Honrubia Hontanaya Hontecillas Horcajo de Santiago Huelves Huerta de la Obispalía Huerta del Marquesado Huete Huélamo Huérguina Iniesta La Alberca de Záncara La Almarcha La Cierva La Frontera La Hinojosa La Parra de las Vegas La Peraleja La Pesquera Laguna del Marquesado Lagunaseca Landete Las Majadas Las Mesas Las Pedroñeras Las Valeras Ledaña Leganiel Los Hinojosos Los Valdecolmenas Mariana Masegosa Minglanilla Mira Monreal del Llano Montalbanejo Montalbo Monteagudo de las Salinas Mota de Altarejos Mota del Cuervo Motilla del Palancar Moya Narboneta Olivares de Júcar Olmeda de la Cuesta Olmeda del Rey Olmedilla de Alarcón Olmedilla de Eliz Osa de la Vega Pajaroncillo Pajarón Palomares del Campo Palomera Paracuellos Paredes Pinarejo Pineda de Gigüela Piqueras del Castillo Portalrubio de Guadamejud Portilla Poyatos Pozoamargo Pozorrubielos de la Mancha Pozorrubio Priego Puebla de Almenara Puebla de Don Francisco Puebla del Salvador Quintanar del Rey Rada de Haro Reíllo Rozalén del Monte Saceda-Trasierra Saelices Salinas del Manzano Salmeroncillos Salvacañete San Clemente San Lorenzo de la Parrilla San Martín de Boniches San Pedro Palmiches Santa Cruz de Moya Santa María de los Llanos Santa María del Campo Rus Santa María del Val Sisante Solera de Gabaldón Sotorribas Talayuelas Tarancón Tébar Tejadillos Tinajas Torralba Torrejoncillo del Rey Torrubia del Campo Torrubia del Castillo Tragacete Tresjuncos Tribaldos Uclés Uña Valdemeca Valdemorillo de la Sierra Valdemoro-Sierra Valdeolivas Valdetórtola Valhermoso de la Fuente Valsalobre Valverde de Júcar Valverdejo Vara de Rey Vega del Codorno Vellisca Villaconejos de Trabaque Villaescusa de Haro Villagarcía del Llano Villalba de la Sierra Villalba del Rey Villalgordo del Marquesado Villalpardo Villamayor de Santiago Villanueva de Guadamejud Villanueva de la Jara Villar de Cañas Villar de Domingo García Villar de Olalla Villar de la Encina Villar del Humo Villar del Infantado Villar y Velasco Villarejo de Fuentes Villarejo de la Peñuela Villarejo-Periesteban Villares del Saz Villarrubio Villarta Villas de la Ventosa Villaverde y Pasaconsol Vindel Víllora Yémeda Zafra de Záncara Zafrilla Zarza de Tajo Zarzuela

Coordinates: 40°05′N 1°33′W / 40.083°N 1.550°W / 40.083; -1.550

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