Azofra

Azofra, Spain

Azofra, Spain

Municipality in La Rioja, Spain

"Azofra" redirects here. For the basketball player, see Nacho Azofra.

Azofra is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain.

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Etymology

The name Azofra appeared in 1199, in a papal bull that conceded privileges to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. According to Asín,[2] it derives from the Arabic as-suxra, "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    Asín, 1944, 80
  3. [3]
    Ranz Yubero, José Antonio; de los Mozos, José Ramón López (2002), "Topónimos riojanos del patrimonio emilianense en una bula de 1199. (Archivo de San Millán M. 41-52)", Berceo (in Spanish), no. 142, pp. 65–76, ISSN 0210-8550
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