Elche de la Sierra ..... Author: Misterfanhero ..... Source: Wikipedia
Historically speaking, this region has a long tradition of bullfighting and, as a result of it, a huge roots in all aspects of the bull, among which greatly the reference to the popular bullfights.
in Elche de la Sierra, which is the most populous locality in the region and, in turn, its capital, is also consolidated the strong hold of the popular bullfights. In fact, the inhabitants have very local gala is known by the nickname "Cradle of the cages ." History
Useful
carved flint Chalcolithic times testify to the existence of human life in places of Cuevas Blancas and Loma del Mojon . On the other hand, the general tendency to be dwelling in open places in the area confirmed to the town of La Muela. And besides, there are vestiges of an Iberian settlement at a place known as La Peña .
In the 228 BC is dated the death of the Carthaginian leader Hamilcar Barca in their progress by Iberia colonists. Although regarding the specific location where there was such doubt exists historic event and its subsequent controversial literature, tells the local tradition of Elche de la Sierra that this incident occurred near the town, and a tomb excavated in rock mark the specific location burial.
And is that: the watershed between the basin of the Guadalquivir and the Segura shaped the history of the area on the progress of the various cultures that dominated the peninsula.
The region became a dominion of Rome. Visigoth culture tests are found in some place names, such as "Gutta , which corresponds to the current Villares. Among other of the same type, the large number of towers and turrets of the region we witnessed the domination of the region during the Islamic period, which Elche de la Sierra belonged to Cora Todman.
Alfonso VIII conquered the city of Alcala in 1213, and Elche de la Sierra became part of its district. This situation continued until the sixteenth century, when Ayna, specifically in 1565, was awarded the title villazgo and Elche de la Sierra was a hamlet of the municipality. It was not until 1834 when the town finally became independent management of Ayna and was established as its own municipal government.
Since then, the importance of the municipality did nothing but grow and now Elche de la Sierra is the administrative center of the Association of Municipalities of the Sierra del Segura.
Monuments and art
Elche de la Sierra ..... Author: Misterfanhero ..... Source: Wikipedia
The most representative monument of Elche de la Sierra is the Church of Santa Quiteria (XVIII). The temple was designed on the basis of an earlier church of the sixteenth century, which was in ruins, to which was added in the field of 18 neighboring houses were demolished for the occasion. It was designed in neoclassical style, with a structure of a single nave divided into six sections and a Latin cross with a magnificent central dome at the crossing. In the central area of \u200b\u200bthe head stands the altar with an altarpiece framing a painting dedicated to Santa Quiteria. Flanking the nave, has six side chapels. Outside, a sober facade, air-Herrera, comes with two side towers.
For more information, click on this link .
Excursions Tourism
.- The region to which it belongs Elche de la Sierra is located southwest of the province of Albacete. Taking into account how common is the geography of the province, this region appears as an almost unique area, being formed by mountains, deep valleys, forests and, especially, by a large number of channels of rivers and streams.
To get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe whole, it is convenient to cycle through the twelve districts that comprise the Association of Municipalities of the Sierra del Segura: Ayna, Bogarra, Elche de la Sierra Ferez, Letur Liétor, Mills, Nerpio, Paterna del Madera Riópar Socovos and Yeste. The website Commonwealth serves as a source of information prior to visit. Nature
.- is not within the municipality of Elche de la Sierra, but it should only move about 40 kilometers to reach Riópar and there, to visit and know that for me, is one of the most impressive wonders of our nature: the source of the river World.
Author: Juancar85ab ..... Source: SkyscraperCity (final photo of the article)
When filtering rain water and snow falling in the broad platform Calar del Mundo begin a tour of galleries and caves to form an underground river flow finds its way out to light in the so-called Cueva de los Chorros , which is located in a rock with an amphitheater, and where the water leaps into the void creating a beautiful waterfall and a series of jumps with which the river begins its course World, a tributary of the Segura.
The cascade becomes spectacular when the phenomenon occurs in the area known as the " blowout," which is a surprise and massive flooding of the flow that typically takes hours, and in which palpable the force and beauty of nature.
I link a video posted on YouTube with footage of a "blowout" .
Festivals: San Blas
Elche de la Sierra in September celebrates the holidays in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Christ of Consolation, whose program includes five days of confinement, by what come to be the most important town in terms of popular bullfights. However, his hobby has led to closures also held the festival of San Blas.
The fact that, compared with the month of September, in February is well below the programmed number of locations that this type of events, provides an excellent opportunity to get close to Elche de la Sierra and learn about their confinement. A celebration that has a preamble camper, in which cattle are driven to move from the Corral Colorao to the village, being in the urban area where they already begin to develop careers.
As detailed in the program that links in 2011 this will be a closure on Sunday February 6, at 11:00. Later, at 16:30 will proceed to the loose cattle.
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NOTE: The origin of each of the photos is right on his foot, and I pray to the respective owners of copyright to allow me to keep them in this post, because with my blog I have no profit.
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