Belmonte, Cuenca
Belmonte is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2009, it had a population of 2.251.
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| Coordinates: 39°33′33.78″N 2°42′30.19″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile-La Mancha |
| Province |  Cuenca |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,938 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Notable people
- Juan Pacheco, born in Belmonte in 1419, he was the first Marquess of Villena.[2]
- Pedro Girón, born in Belmonte in 1423, he was Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava.[3][4]
- Fray Luis de León, born in Belmonte between 1527 and 1528.[5]
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Castellano Huerta, María Águeda (1987). "Algunos aspectos de la personalidad de Juan Pacheco, Marqués de Villena". Congreso de Historia del Señorío de Villena, Albacete 23-26 octubre de 1986 (PDF). Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses «Don Juan Manuel» de la Excma. Diputación de Albacete. p. 95. ISBN 84-505-9666-1.
- "Pedro Girón, el hombre que casi se casa con Isabel I la Católica". Revista de Historia (in Spanish). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Person - Girón, Pedro (1423-1466)". Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte (in Spanish). Gobierno de España. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- Ramajo Caño, Antonio (2008) [1994]. "El carácter proemial de la Oda primera de fray Luis (y un excurso sobre la "Priamel" en la poesía de los Siglos de Oro)". Romanische Forschungen. Alicante: Vittorio Klostermann GmbH (106): 84–117. JSTOR 27940531 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
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