Barcarrota

Barcarrota

Barcarrota

Place in Extremadura, Spain

Barcarrota is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. It has a population of 3,664 (2007) and an area of 136.1 km².

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Barcarrota was the location of the Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336), in which Castilian troops decisively defeated a Portuguese army.

It was claimed by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, likely incorrectly, to be the birthplace of Hernando de Soto.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    Muñoz de San Pedro, Miguel; Lamb, Ursula (1965). "Note about the Birthplace of Hernando de Soto". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 44 (1/2): 45–50. ISSN 0015-4113. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

38°30′53″N 06°50′55″W


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