Estépar

Estépar
Municipality and town

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Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Comarca Alfoz de Burgos
Area
  Total 102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation 812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 705
  Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 09230
Website http://www.estepar.es/

Estépar is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 797 inhabitants.

Mass grave

Estépar is the site of multiple mass graves, first discovered by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory in 2014.[1] The graves contained the remains of at least 70 republicans who were killed by nationalists in August–September 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.[2][3]

Coordinates: 42°16′N 3°54′W / 42.267°N 3.900°W / 42.267; -3.900

References

  1. "Mass graves from Spain’s civil war uncovered - World Socialist Web Site". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. Arranz, María (25 July 2014). "70 bodies exhumed from Spanish Civil War mass grave in Estépar, Spain". Demotix.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. Ochoa de Olza, Daniel (22 December 2014). "PICTURED: Spain searches for Franco-era graves". Daily Mail Online. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 July 2015.


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