Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Municipality and town in Castile and León, Spain
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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]
Castrillo Mota de Judíos | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of the town in 2010 | |
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  Castrillo Mota de Judíos Location of Castrillo Mota de Judíos in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′37″N 04°10′25″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Burgos |
| Comarca | Odra-Pisuerga |
| Settled | 1035 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.051 km2 (8.514 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 791 m (2,595 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 48 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09107 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
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]
In 2022, the town inaugurated a Sephardic Jewish memorial center to pay tribute to its history of Sephardic Jewry.[7]
Personalities
- Antonio de Cabezón (1510–1566) – composer and organist[8]
Twin towns
Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:
See also
- Saint James the Moor-slayer, or Santiago Matamoros, the subject of the Way of St. James legend in Northern Spain
- La Mort aux Juifs, a French town whose name translates to "Death to Jews"
