Barcarrota

Barcarrota
Coat of arms of Barcarrota
Coat of arms
Barcarrota is located in Extremadura
Barcarrota
Barcarrota
Location of Barcarrota within Extremadura
Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 6°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W / 38.51472; -6.84861
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
ComarcaLlanos de Olivenza
Government
 • AlcaldeSantiago 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 zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteAyuntamiento 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

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ 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 / 38.51472; -6.84861


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