Tembleque
Tembleque is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 2 390 inhabitants, but it has since declined.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Tembleque • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Castile-La Mancha • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Toledo • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Tembleque • Area Total Km2 — 269 • Elevation M — 637 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2
History
History
The name is of Iberian origin. At that time there were a lot of villages with names ending in "que". After the reconquest of Toledo, the village belonged to the Knights Hospitaller. On the eve of the expulsion of Spain's Jews in 1492, Tembleque had a small Jewish community, remembered through the activities of the moneylender Mose Abenamias, who appears to have been the village's main source of credit. Several cases preserved in royal orders show how, after the expulsion, his promissory notes (written promises to repay debts) were sold to Christian residents.
Heraldry
Heraldry
The town has a coat of arms featuring three towers over a small mountain and a cannon.(see note) The cannon symbolises the town's historical link with the artillery.(see note)
Landmarks
Landmarks
Buildings of interest include: • the main square (Plaza Mayor) • the church of the Assumption (Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), which dates from the 16th century.
Famous inhabitants
Famous inhabitants
Francisco de Tembleque gave his name to the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque in Mexico. This structure is now a World Heritage Site. • Nena Goodman (1910-1998), New York artist and philanthropist
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Beinart, Haim. The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press. 1. 174. 2001.
- 2.Tembleque. www.spain.info website
- 3.Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque hydraulic system.
- 4.Nena Goodman, 88, Painter and Arts Patron. The New York Times. 1998-03-20. 0362-4331.
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