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Azuaga

Badajoz · Extremadura

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Azuaga (Spanish: [aˈθwaɣa] ) is a town located in the province of Badajoz in southern Extremadura, bordering the Andalusian provinces of Seville and Córdoba in Spain. Azuga is 140 km from Badajoz, 125 km from Córdoba, and 140 km from Seville, in the foothills of Sierra Morena in the frontier region of Campiña Sur. With a surface area of 498 km2, Azuaga is the fourth largest municipality by area in the province of Badajoz and includes the village of the Cardenchosa. The inhabitants in 2010 were 8303.

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Origins

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History

Ancient era:

Azuaga has archeological remains from the Megalithic era, the Copper Age, Bronze Age, and also from the Orientalizing Period.

In the period of the Roman Empire, Azuaga was part of the province of Lusitania, known variously as Municipium Flavium Ugultuniacum, Municipium Iulium V, or Julia Flavia. Its inhabitants were of the Galeria tribe (Latin tribu Galeria). Local remains from the era include two stone tablets with inscriptions.

There are few remains from the Visigothic era.

Middle Ages:

When Spain fell into Moorish hands, Azuaga underwent a period of growth. Among the historical evidence of Moorish Azuaga, the Muslim geographer and traveler Al Idrisi mentions the settlement in the 12th century, alluding to it as a hilltop fort - (حِصْن زُوَاغَة - HiSn Zuwāghah). This is the first writing that mentions Azuaga by name. It would appear that at that time the people of Azuaga were of the Berber tribe Al-Zuwaga, hence the name. Azuaga still has a surviving portion of its 11th-century castle.

In 1236 Azuaga was conquered by the Christian kingdoms of Castile, during the reign of Ferdinand III, by the Order of Santiago, directed at that time by Pelay Pérez Correa. The Christian captured the castle and constructed the new Torre del Homenaje ("Tower of Homage"), the best conserved portion of the castle today.

In 1477, in the Ermita (Hermitage) de San Sebastián (later the Convento de La Merced [Mercy], then the Ermita de La Merced), the Order de Santiago held a general chapter meeting and selected Don Alonso de Cárdenas as its new master.

Modern era:

In the first census of Extremadura in 1551, Azuaga was the largest population center in Extremadura. In 18th century censuses, Azuaga appears as one of the principal towns of the region. It dominated the region in artisanal and manufacturing activity, most prominently in textiles and dyes.

Azuagueños artist Juan del Castillo (1585–1658) did his major work in Seville, where he was the maestro of an atelier. His brother Agustín del Castillo (1590–1626) painted in Córdoba.

In the 16th century, two different clerics were known by the same name, Fray Pedro de Azuaga. One was an important Franciscan theorist, permanent counsellor to Philip II. The other, active in the last third of the century rose steadily through the ecclesiastical ranks, ultimately becoming Bishop of Chile in 1596.

During the colonial era, Azuaga ranked seventh in Extremadura in the number of people who went to the Americas. This is more significant than it might at first sound, because Extremadura was a major force in the conquest of the Americas.

In the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, Azuaga was more or less eclipsed. Between 1920 and 1960, Azuaga experienced major activity in mining lead and (to a lesser degree) silver, which brought renewed prosperity to the region, fluctuating between 16,000 and 18,000 inhabitants, but after that the population fell off rapidly as workers migrated elsewhere, nearly half of the town's population departing. An identifiable group of azuagueños emigrated to Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona).

Monuments

Iglesias parroquiales católicas del Santo Cristo del Humilladero y de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, en la archidiócesis de Mérida-Badajoz.​

Iglesia de la Merced, el templo más antiguo que se conserva, declarado monumento histórico-artístico, ermita de Santiago, ermita de la calle rastro (que conserva pinturas murales del pintor Juan del Castillo, quien fue maestro de Murillo y de quien se conservan varios lienzos en el museo de bellas artes de Servilla), ermita de San Blas (construida sobre los restos de la primera parroquia de Azuaga, todavía se conserva un arco y una ventana mudéjar de aquel templo).

Cristo del Humilladero de Francisco de Ocampo y Felguera considerada una de las mejores obras escultóricas del país, muy similar a El Calvario de Sevilla, obra del mismo autor.

Barrio mudéjar y numerosas muestras de arte mudéjar en arquitectura civil.

Fuente Atenor y pozo santo (fuente de origen romano y árabe respectivamente).

Arquitectura civil solariega del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX (ejemplos casa de la cultura, actual sede de la Escuela de Música y distintos edificios de las calles Llana, Mesones y Juan Ortiz, entre otras.

Teatro Central Cinema y Teatro Cine Capitol, dos de los mejores ejemplos de arquitectura civil de toda Extremadura.

Restos del castillo y alcazaba. Junto a los restos árabes y cristianos de la fortaleza, se ve un aljibe romano bastante bien conservado y las excavaciones arqueológicas, que actualmente están abandonadas.

Antigua estación de ferrocarril de estilo francés.

Plaza de toros, se construyó a finales del siglo XIX, está dentro del catálogo de plazas de toros históricas de España. Tiene capacidad para unos 3000 espectadores y curiosamente no es redonda sino ovalada.

En el término municipal de Azuaga existen una treintena de dólmenes prehistóricos que todavía no se han puesto en valor. También se conserva en bastante buen estado de conservación el camino árabe de Córdoba, con puentes y torres defensivas en sus cercanías.

Museo Etnográfico ubicado en el sótano del Central Cinema, un edificio romántico modernista de principios del siglo XX. El sótano es parte de construcción reciente y parte se extiende por una antigua bodega de mediados del siglo XIX. Está situado en el centro histórico de Azuaga. Este museo pertenece a la Red de Museos de Identidad de Extremadura.​

What to visit

Museo Etnográfico

Museo Minero

Entidades culturales:

Eventos culturales:

Viriatorock​

Amazonica´s fest

Deporte:

Club Deportivo Azuaga​

Medios de comunicación:

Radio municipal Radio Azuaga, en la frecuencia de FM 107.7 MHz.

Gallery

Festivals

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Rest of the year

  • May: San Isidro (15) · FECSUR (27)
  • August: Feria de La Cardenchosa (1) · Feria y Fiestas de Azuaga en honor a la Patrona Ntra. Sra. de la Consolación (14) · Feria y Fiestas (15)

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Street market

Mercado Municipal

Antiguo Mercado Municipal — Calle del Mercado 1

Gastronomy

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Services

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Famous people

Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno, futbolista español

Asunción Gómez Pérez, investigadora y académica española

Agustín del Castillo (pintor), artista español

José Gutiérrez Maesso, guionista, productor y director de cine español

Miguel Durán Campos, abogado español

Pedro de Azuaga

Town hall

Gobierno municipal:

Mancomunidad Campiña Sur:

El área de actuación de Azuaga comprende un radio de unos 50 km de norte a sur, donde se concentran las localidades más próximas, aunque distantes unas de otras. Dichas poblaciones se abastecen de importantes servicios de índole agraria, sanitaria, educativa y social.

Los núcleos de población que componen esta mancomunidad son:

Town hall of Azuaga

Gobierno municipal: Mancomunidad Campiña Sur: El área de actuación de Azuaga comprende un radio de unos 50 km de norte a sur, donde se concentran las localidades más próximas, aunque distantes unas de otras. Dichas poblaciones se abastecen de importantes servicios de índole agraria, sanitaria, educativa y social. Los núcleos de población que componen esta mancomunidad son:

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How to get there

  • 🚗 126 km from Sevilla (about 89 min by car)
  • 🚗 165 km from Badajoz (about 116 min by car)

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  • ✈️ 108 km from Córdoba airport (about 76 min by car)
  • ✈️ 119 km from Sevilla airport (about 84 min by car)

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Practical info

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🏧 Nearest cash machine

  • Ibercaja · 0.1 km away
  • Caja Rural de Extremadura · 0.1 km away
  • Caja Almendralejo · 0.1 km away

⛽ Nearest petrol station

  • Repsol · 0.7 km away
  • Ballenoil · 0.9 km away
  • CG Carburantes · 1.5 km away

ℹ️ Tourist office

  • Oficina de Turismo · 0.3 km away

🏖️ Where to swim

  • Piscina Municipal · 1 km away

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Pharmacy and health

Farmacia Ana Monterrey — Calle Estalajes 30

Farmacia Jorge Ruiz González — Calle Muñoz Crespo 39

Farmacia Manuel González Palacios — Calle Padre Tena 4

Farmacia Esther Tévar Morales — Calle Mesones 1

Farmacia Manuel Pulgarín Moruno — Calle Muñoz Torrero 147

Farmacia Ldos. Cabeza-Martínez — Calle Muñoz Crespo 11

Mercedes Morillo

Clinica José Manuel La Paz

Clínica del Pie Mª Carmen Prieto

Dependencia Azuaga — Plaza del Cristo 4

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