Santorcaz

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Santorcaz is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It was built on a Bronze Age settlement and became a town in 1486.

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Origins

La toponimia de Santorcaz proviene del latín Sanctus Torquatus, en honor a San Torcuato, un misionero y santo de origen romano, considerado uno de los siete varones apostólicos que difundieron el cristianismo en la región de la Bética, en el sur de la península ibérica, en el siglo I. Su figura fue tan importante que su nombre fue preservado a lo largo de los siglos, adaptándose fonéticamente en la lengua romance a Santorcaz. El sufijo -az es característico de la toponimia medieval, especialmente en zonas del centro de España, y suele indicar un lugar relacionado con la figura o el culto de un santo, en este caso, San Torcuato. Además, el nombre de este santo en la toponimia española es relativamente raro, lo que hace que el topónimo de Santorcaz tenga un interés particular. Para comprender su origen fonético, debemos partir del genitivo latino TORQUĀTI, suponiendo que existiera un sustantivo como ecclesia (iglesia) implícito. Este nombre parece ser anterior a la conquista musulmana de la región y probablemente ha perdurado hasta la Reconquista, alrededor del año 1100.

History

Located some metres north of the housing at the opposite side of the M-213 road, the Llano de la Horca site hosts a Late Iron Age Carpetanian oppidum (3rd century-1st century BCE), built over an older Bronze Age occupation phase.

In 1129, Santorcaz was donated along with other places attached to the land of Alcalá, to Archbishop Raymond of Toledo. It was granted township in 1486. In the 1500s, bullfighting was common in the town however due to a Papal decree from Pope Gregory XIII in 1575 that bullfighting was not to be carried out on holy days (which came about due to local pressure against a previous total ban on bullfighting), the practice was suppressed in Santorcaz due to locals disregarding it. The effects of the Succession War plunged the town into a dire state in 1706. The town underwent French military occupation during the Peninsular War. During a formal survey, it was noted that Santorcaz was supplied by water from a fountain which had no records of when it was constructed. This was later restored by the Community of Madrid due to it having a risk of collapse because of a lack of maintenance.

The opening of the road from Madrid to the Royal Site of La Isabela passing near the town fostered some economic recovery after 1817. Sights include the church of San Torcuato and the annexed castle of Torremocha (14th century).

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Gobierno municipal:

Alcaldes de Santorcaz desde 1979:[cita requerida]

Town hall of Santorcaz

Gobierno municipal: Alcaldes de Santorcaz desde 1979:[cita requerida]

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