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La Torre de Esteban Hambrán

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Torrijos, Spain

Founded
  
Musulmana

Elevation
  
560 m

Local time
  
Friday 11:50 AM

Province
  
Province of Toledo

Autonomous community
  
Castile-La Mancha

Judicial district
  
Torrijos

Demonym(s)
  
Torreño, ña

Area
  
51 km²

Population
  
1,763 (2014)

La Torre de Esteban Hambrán

Weather
  
20°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 37% Humidity

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La Torre de Esteban Hambrán is a Spanish village and municipality in the province of Toledo in Castile-La Mancha. It is adjacent to the municipalities of Santa Cruz del Retamar, Méntrida, Casarrubios del Monte, and Las Ventas de Retamosa.

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Origin of name

The village's name, which means "Tower of Esteban Hambrán" in English, may be derived from a 13th-century Muslim tower belonging to a Mozarab named Esteban Ambrán. The tower was used to communicate, by means of fire signals, with the distant Castle of Alamín.

History

The town was founded by the Romans in 171 BC, but little is known about the Roman era of the village. After the Reconquista, the area around the "Esteban Hambrán" tower became populated. In the early 15th century, the land belonged to Pero López de Ayala. The village was bought in 1436 by Álvaro de Luna. When some years later John II of Castile confiscated the place, the village became crown property.

Demography

The population was 1,756 in 2006.

Monuments

  • St. Anne's Chapel
  • St. Rochus' Chapel
  • St. Mary Magdalene's Parish Church
  • St. John the Evangelist's Franciscan Convent
  • Several fountains
  • Funeral Catafalque
  • References

    La Torre de Esteban Hambrán Wikipedia