Misplaced Pages

Barcarrota

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Place in Extremadura, Spain
Barcarrota
Coat of arms of BarcarrotaCoat of arms
Barcarrota is located in ExtremaduraBarcarrotaBarcarrotaLocation of Barcarrota within Extremadura
Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 6°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W / 38.51472; -6.84861
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
ComarcaLlanos de Olivenza
Government
 • AlcaldeSantiago Manuel Cuadrado Rodríguez
Area
 • Total136.1 km (52.5 sq mi)
Elevation467 m (1,532 ft)
Population
 • Total3,580
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteAyuntamiento de Barcarrota

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.

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.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  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 / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W / 38.51472; -6.84861

Municipalities in the province of Badajoz
Flag of Badajoz


Stub icon

This article about a place in the Province of Badajoz is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: