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Country
  
Comarca
  
Tentudía

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
582 m

Population
  
5,002 (2014)

Local time
  
Saturday 7:19 AM

Autonomous community
  
Partido judicial
  
Zafra

Website
  
Official website

Area
  
251 km²

Province
  
Fuente de Cantos wwwtageocomgetmapphplat38250amplong6300ampn

Weather
  
10°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 71% Humidity

Fuente de Cantos is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

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Map of 06240 Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz, Spain

Location

The town is located on the old road N-630, now highway A-66, about 100 kilometers from Badajoz and about 80 kilometers from the regional capital, Mérida .

The Spanish Civil War period

In 1934 the mayor of the town was a Socialist by the name of Modesto José Lorenzana. He was known for his humanitarian efforts to improve the town. He was instrumental in using resources to improve the local water supplies. He also used municipal funds to buy food to alleviate the hunger of unemployed families within the district. During this period, and as preludes to the far rights moves to destabilize the democratic republican government of Spain, Salazar Alonso intervened in local democracy. In June 1934 the Civil Governor along with members of the Civil Guard and representatives of local right wing organizations accused Modesto José Lorenzana of misuse of public funds, and on these grounds and with dubious legal process removed him from office of Mayor. José Lorenzana was later murdered in September 1936.

Economic activity

The main source of income for the town is agricultural with the surrounding countryside used for the growing of crops and Animal husbandry.

The parish church

The parish church of ‘Our Lady of Granada’ is in the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz and dates from the 15th century and has been built in the Baroque style of architecture. The highlight of the church is the altarpiece which is the work of Manuel Garcia de Santiago

Notable people

It is the birthplace of painter Francisco de Zurbarán.

References

Fuente de Cantos Wikipedia


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