Barcarrota
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Barcarrota | |
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Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 6°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Extremadura |
Province | Badajoz |
Comarca | Llanos de Olivenza |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Santiago Manuel Cuadrado Rodríguez |
Area | |
• Total | 136.1 km2 (52.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 3,580 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Ayuntamiento de Barcarrota |
Barcarrota is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. It has a population of 3,664 (2007) and an area of 136.1 km².
Barcarrota was the location of the Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336), in which Castilian troops decisively defeated a Portuguese army.
It was claimed by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, likely incorrectly, to be the birthplace of Hernando de Soto.[2]
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Muñoz de San Pedro, Miguel; Lamb, Ursula (1965). "Note about the Birthplace of Hernando de Soto". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 44 (1/2): 45–50. ISSN 0015-4113. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
38°30′53″N 06°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W