Talavera la Nueva

EATIM in Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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39°56′10″N 4°53′33″W / 39.93611°N 4.89250°W / 39.93611; -4.89250CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastile-La ManchaProvinceToledoMunicipalityTalavera de la Reina

Talavera la Nueva is an EATIM [es] ("administrative territorial entity below municipality") belonging to the municipality of Talavera de la Reina, Spain.^[1]

History

Located 5 km away from the city proper of Talavera de la Reina, it was founded by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización (INC) during the Francoist dictatorship as a planned settlement oriented to cattle farming.^[2] It was formally inaugurated on 5 October 1956 by the dictator, although colonizers already dwelled in the settlement since at least 2 or 3 years before the ceremony.^[3]

Archeological site

The archeological site of the Roman Villa of El Saucedo is located in the area. A largely intact verraco was found in the former.^[4]

References

^ "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Secretaría de Estado de Administraciones Públicas. Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ J.M (17 September 2018). "Pueblos de colonización: entre la vida y la muerte". La Tribuna de Toledo.
^ Jiménez, Emilio. "Talaverilla sí que se acuerda". La Voz de Talavera.
^ Castelo Ruano, Raquel; Sánchez Moreno, Eduardo (1995). "De verribus vettonum. El verraco de Talavera la Nueva (Toledo) y algunas notas sobre la arqueología de las tierras orientales vetonas" (PDF). Zephyrus (48): 317–330. ISSN 0514-7336.