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'''Tormantos''' is a village in the [[province]] and [[autonomous community]] of [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=La Rioja (Spain): Provinces & Municipalities|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/spain-larioja.php|work=Spanish Census|publisher=Statistics & Maps on Region Population|accessdate=27 August 2011}}</ref>
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|map_caption = Location within [[La Rioja (autonomous community)|La Rioja]].
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Comarca de Santo Domingo de la Calzada|Santo Domingo de la Calzada]]
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_party = [[People's Party (Spain)|PP]]
|leader_name = Josefa Fernández Diz
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| population_demonym = tormantino, na
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| postal_code = 26213
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'''Tormantos''' is a municipality of the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]] ([[Spain]]). It is located in the most western part of La Rioja, in the region of [[Rioja Alta]], bordering with the [[province of Burgos]]. It is located in the fertile plains of the valley of the Tirón river. It is the first town with a crossing of the river.

== History ==
The first historical reference to Tormantos is in the 12th century (year 1137); it is a donation document made by Don Blasco Álvarez, neighbour of Tormantos, to [[Santo Domingo de la Calzada]], in which he transferred a wineyard. In 1146, the king [[Alfonso VII of León and Castile|Alfonso VII]] included Tormantos in the [[Fuero]] of [[Cerezo de Río Tirón|Cerezo]], a village which become independent during the reign of [[Charles III of Spain]].

Another document dates back to 1269, in which Don Simón Roiz transferred his wife Sancha Alfonso, daughter of the king of the [[Kingdom of León|León]], everything he owned "in Tormantos and all its territories".

Until the 12th century, the French route of the [[Camino de Santiago]] passed through this area, following the same path of the Roman road. Subsequently, it was diverted to Santo Domingo and its current route.

In the census of population of the [[Kingdom of Castille]] in the 16th century, Tormantos is mentioned in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Burgos|Archdiocese of Burgos]] and the Deanery of [[Belorado]], with a total population of 200 souls.

== Places of interest ==
[[file:Tormantos - Iglesia de San Esteban - 3286189.jpg|thumb|Church of San Esteban.]]
* '''Parish church of San Esteban Protomártir'''
* '''Palace of [[Ruy López Dávalos]]'''

== Politics ==
{{Spanish_Mayors
| Alcalde_1 = Ángel Gil Manero
| Partido_1 = [[People's Party (Spain)|PP]]
| Alcalde_2 = Ángel Gil Manero
| Partido_2 = [[People's Party (Spain)|PP]]
| Alcalde_3 = Javier Lafuente Zuñeda
| Partido_3 = [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
| Alcalde_4 = Javier Lafuente Zuñeda
| Partido_4 = [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
| Alcalde_5 = José Alberto Imaña Alonso
| Partido_5 = [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
| Alcalde_6 = José Alberto Imaña Alonso
| Partido_6 = [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
| Alcalde_7 = Ramón Bastida López
| Partido_7 = [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
| Alcalde_8 = Mónica Alonso Santamaría
| Partido_8 = [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
| Alcalde_9 = Josefa Fernández Diz
| Partido_9 = [[People's Party (Spain)|PP]]
| Alcalde_10 = Josefa Fernández Diz
| Partido_10 = [[People's Party (Spain)|PP]]
}}


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Latest revision as of 20:20, 17 August 2024

Tormantos
Skyline of Tormantos
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Tormantos is located in La Rioja, Spain
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Location within La Rioja.
Tormantos is located in Spain
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Tormantos (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°29′39″N 3°04′26″W / 42.49417°N 3.07389°W / 42.49417; -3.07389
Country Spain
Autonomous community La Rioja
ComarcaSanto Domingo de la Calzada
Government
 • MayorJosefa Fernández Diz (PP)
Area
 • Total
11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation
608 m (1,995 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
139
Demonym(s)tormantino, na
Postal code
26213
Websitewww.tormantos.org

Tormantos is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located in the most western part of La Rioja, in the region of Rioja Alta, bordering with the province of Burgos. It is located in the fertile plains of the valley of the Tirón river. It is the first town with a crossing of the river.

History

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The first historical reference to Tormantos is in the 12th century (year 1137); it is a donation document made by Don Blasco Álvarez, neighbour of Tormantos, to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, in which he transferred a wineyard. In 1146, the king Alfonso VII included Tormantos in the Fuero of Cerezo, a village which become independent during the reign of Charles III of Spain.

Another document dates back to 1269, in which Don Simón Roiz transferred his wife Sancha Alfonso, daughter of the king of the León, everything he owned "in Tormantos and all its territories".

Until the 12th century, the French route of the Camino de Santiago passed through this area, following the same path of the Roman road. Subsequently, it was diverted to Santo Domingo and its current route.

In the census of population of the Kingdom of Castille in the 16th century, Tormantos is mentioned in the Archdiocese of Burgos and the Deanery of Belorado, with a total population of 200 souls.

Places of interest

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Church of San Esteban.

Politics

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List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979
Term Mayor Political Party
1979–1983 Ángel Gil Manero PP
1983–1987 Ángel Gil Manero PP
1987–1991 Javier Lafuente Zuñeda PSOE
1991–1995 Javier Lafuente Zuñeda PSOE
1995–1999 José Alberto Imaña Alonso PSOE
1999–2003 José Alberto Imaña Alonso PSOE
2003–2007 Ramón Bastida López PSOE
2007–2011 Mónica Alonso Santamaría PSOE
2011–2015 Josefa Fernández Diz PP
2015–2019 Josefa Fernández Diz PP
2019–2023 n/d n/d
2023– n/d n/d

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.