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Municipality in La Rioja, Spain
Tormantos
Municipality
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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
 • Total11.07 km (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation608 m (1,995 ft)
Population
 • Total139
Demonym(s)tormantino, na
Postal code26213
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

The first historical reference to Tormantos is in the 12th century (year 1137); it is a donation document made by Don Blasco Álvarez, neighbour of Tormantos, to Santo Domingo de la Calzada,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

Church of San Esteban.

Politics

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

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