Alaejos

Alaejos, Spain
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Valladolid
Municipality	Alaejos
Government
• Major	Carlos Mangas Nieto
Area
• Total	102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	1,627
• Density	16.0/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Alaejos is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,627 inhabitants.

Alaejos

History

Even though the origins of the town remain uncertain, it is known that it was part of the old province of Toro. Its name around the 12th and 13th century was Falafeios. One theory says that it might have been founded by the Castilian monarchs as a hamlet in the reconquered territories during the Reconquista.

By the mid-14th century, the village had been sold to Medina del Campo by Diego Fernández de Medina. It was a jurisdictional dominion by the Bishop of Ávila, Alfonso de Fonseca, until the 19th century.

During the 15th century, Doña Juana de Portugal (Enrique IV's wife) was imprisoned in the castle of Alaejos. In 1520, the comuneros destroyed a large part of the town. In 1595 it joined Valladolid's Bishopric, even though it kept being part of the Province of Segovia.

By year 1785, the Royal Economical Society of Charity (Real Sociedad Caritativo Económica) was founded in the town as a part of the spirit of the Age of Enlightenment, which promoted several and very advanced economic, social and educational activities for the childhood and the youth of the town.

The town was declared Conjunto Histórico-Artístico(the equivalent to Heritage Preservation) in 1980.

Trivia

Alaejos is the antipode of the capital of New Zealand, Wellington.^[1]

See also

• Cuisine of the province of Valladolid

References

Municipalities in the province of Valladolid Adalia Aguasal Aguilar de Campos Alaejos Alcazarén Aldea de San Miguel Aldeamayor de San Martín Almenara de Adaja Amusquillo Arroyo de la Encomienda Ataquines Bahabón Barcial de la Loma Barruelo del Valle Becilla de Valderaduey Benafarces Bercero Berceruelo Berrueces Bobadilla del Campo Bocigas Bocos de Duero Boecillo Bolaños de Campos Brahojos de Medina Bustillo de Chaves Cabezón de Pisuerga Cabezón de Valderaduey Cabreros del Monte Campaspero Camporredondo Canalejas de Peñafiel Canillas de Esgueva Carpio Casasola de Arión Castrejón de Trabancos Castrillo de Duero Castrillo-Tejeriego Castrobol Castrodeza Castromembibre Castromonte Castronuevo de Esgueva Castronuño Castroponce Castroverde de Cerrato Ceinos de Campos Cervillego de la Cruz Cigales Ciguñuela Cistérniga Cogeces de Íscar Cogeces del Monte Corcos Corrales de Duero Cubillas de Santa Marta Cuenca de Campos Curiel de Duero El Campillo Encinas de Esgueva Esguevillas de Esgueva Fombellida Fompedraza Fontihoyuelo Fresno el Viejo Fuensaldaña Fuente el Sol Fuente-Olmedo Gallegos de Hornija Gatón de Campos Geria Herrín de Campos Hornillos de Eresma Íscar La Mudarra La Parrilla La Pedraja de Portillo La Seca La Unión de Campos La Zarza Laguna de Duero Langayo Llano de Olmedo Lomoviejo Manzanillo Marzales Matapozuelos Matilla de los Caños Mayorga Medina de Rioseco Medina del Campo Megeces Melgar de Abajo Melgar de Arriba Mojados Monasterio de Vega Montealegre de Campos Montemayor de Pililla Moral de la Reina Moraleja de las Panaderas Morales de Campos Mota del Marqués Mucientes Muriel de Zapardiel Nava del Rey Nueva Villa de las Torres Olivares de Duero Olmedo Olmos de Esgueva Olmos de Peñafiel Palazuelo de Vedija Pedrajas de San Esteban Pedrosa del Rey Pesquera de Duero Peñafiel Peñaflor de Hornija Piña de Esgueva Piñel de Abajo Piñel de Arriba Pollos Portillo Pozal de Gallinas Pozaldez Pozuelo de la Orden Puras Quintanilla de Arriba Quintanilla de Onésimo Quintanilla de Trigueros Quintanilla del Molar Ramiro Renedo de Esgueva Roales de Campos Robladillo Roturas Rubí de Bracamonte Rueda Rábano Saelices de Mayorga Salvador de Zapardiel San Cebrián de Mazote San Llorente San Martín de Valvení San Miguel del Arroyo San Miguel del Pino San Pablo de la Moraleja San Pedro de Latarce San Pelayo San Román de Hornija San Salvador San Vicente del Palacio Santa Eufemia del Arroyo Santervás de Campos Santibáñez de Valcorba Santovenia de Pisuerga Sardón de Duero Serrada Siete Iglesias de Trabancos Simancas Tamariz de Campos Tiedra Tordehumos Tordesillas Torre de Esgueva Torre de Peñafiel Torrecilla de la Abadesa Torrecilla de la Orden Torrecilla de la Torre Torrelobatón Torrescárcela Traspinedo Trigueros del Valle Tudela de Duero Urones de Castroponce Urueña Valbuena de Duero Valdearcos de la Vega Valdenebro de los Valles Valdestillas Valdunquillo Valladolid Valoria la Buena Valverde de Campos Vega de Ruiponce Vega de Valdetronco Velascálvaro Velilla Velliza Ventosa de la Cuesta Viana de Cega Villabaruz de Campos Villabrágima Villabáñez Villacarralón Villacid de Campos Villaco Villafrades de Campos Villafranca de Duero Villafrechós Villafuerte de Esgueva Villagarcía de Campos Villagómez la Nueva Villalar de los Comuneros Villalba de la Loma Villalba de los Alcores Villalbarba Villalán de Campos Villalón de Campos Villamuriel de Campos Villanubla Villanueva de Duero Villanueva de San Mancio Villanueva de la Condesa Villanueva de los Caballeros Villanueva de los Infantes Villardefrades Villarmentero de Esgueva Villasexmir Villavaquerín Villavellid Villaverde de Medina Villavicencio de los Caballeros Villán de Tordesillas Viloria Wamba Zaratán

Coordinates: 41°19′N 5°13′W / 41.317°N 5.217°W / 41.317; -5.217