Castrillo_Mota_de_Judíos

Castrillo Mota de Judíos

Castrillo Mota de Judíos

Municipality and town in Castile and León, Spain

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. The 2004 census (INE) indicated the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.[2]

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Geography

The town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, 51 km (32 mi) west of Burgos and 54 km (34 mi) northeast of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.[3]

History

Name

The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos ("Jew hill camp") in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos ("Jew-killer camp") in 1627 during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain (the Jews had been expelled from Spain in 1492 during the Spanish Inquisition).[4] In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.[4][5]

There have been several anti-Jewish incidents since the name change.[6]

Personalities

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    "Spanish town of Matajudíos considering changing its name to anything but 'Jew Killer'". The Huffington Post. April 11, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Google. "Castrillo Mota de Judíos" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  4. [4]
    "Spanish village drops 'kill Jews' name". The Guardian. 22 June 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Spain's 'Kill Jews Fort' villagers vote in favor of name change". Reuters.com. Madrid. Reuters. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Jones, Sam (4 August 2022). "Antisemites again target Spanish village that dropped 'Kill Jews' name". The Guardian.
  7. [7]
    "Celebration of the fifth centenary of the birth of Antonio de Cabezón" (in Spanish). Castrillo Mota de Judíos. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011.
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