Aldea del Obispo

Aldea del Obispo is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.

Aldea del Obispo
municipality
Official seal of Aldea del Obispo
Location in Salamanca
Location in Salamanca
Aldea del Obispo is located in Spain
Aldea del Obispo
Aldea del Obispo
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 6°47′32″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSalamanca
ComarcaComarca de Ciudad Rodrigo
SubcomarcaCampo de Argañán
Government
  MayorRosa Baz (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)
Area
  Total41.92 km2 (16.19 sq mi)
Elevation692 m (2,270 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total266
  Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
37488

Economy

The local economy is dominated by agriculture primarily the growth of herbs.

Immigration

Aldea del Obispo generated much emigration to Latin America. Many families well known today in Brazil and other Latin American countries hail from Aldea del Obispo. Among well known descendant of family originally from Aldea del Obispo is The Baron Camilo Agasim-Pereira of Fulwood and Dirleton, whose partenal great-grandparents Hemeterio and Maria Martin y Martin immigrated to Brazil in 1901 from the village they trace their roots in the village to Juan Calderon and Ana Sanchez who lived in the area around 1660.

Castle of Real Fuerte de la Concepción, was a star fortress on the Spanish-Portuguese border.

References

  1. "Municipio:Aldea del Obispo". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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