Cobeja
Encyclopedia
Cobeja is a municipality located in the province of Toledo
, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE
), the municipality has a population of 2047 inhabitants.
Alfonso VI gave the population of Cubeixa in 1086, along with other territories to the church Santa Maria de Toledo, following the recapture of the city. Was repopulated in 1155 with 18 inhabitants, and in 1159, the council of Toledo donates three quarters of the village of Alameda at the end of Cobeja.
In the list of rents received in 1232 the Cathedral of Toledo is mentioned Couexa. The reviews that appear in the Mozarabic documents of the time there is the difficulty of distinguishing Cobeja of Cobisa because Arabic is written in the same way.
and adjoining populations Pantoja
, Alameda de la Sagra
, Villaseca de la Sagra
and Villaluenga de la Sagra
, all of Toledo
.
(INE).
Toledo (province)
Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila....
, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 2047 inhabitants.
History
Alfonso VI gave the population of Cubeixa in 1086, along with other territories to the church Santa Maria de Toledo, following the recapture of the city. Was repopulated in 1155 with 18 inhabitants, and in 1159, the council of Toledo donates three quarters of the village of Alameda at the end of Cobeja.
In the list of rents received in 1232 the Cathedral of Toledo is mentioned Couexa. The reviews that appear in the Mozarabic documents of the time there is the difficulty of distinguishing Cobeja of Cobisa because Arabic is written in the same way.
Location
The town is situated on a plain of the county of La SagraLa Sagra
La Sagra is a Spanish comarca delineated by natural formations but not legally recognized. The comarca includes localities belonging to both the province of Madrid and the province of Toledo...
and adjoining populations Pantoja
Pantoja, Spain
Pantoja, Spain is a village in the province of Toledo and autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.-References:...
, Alameda de la Sagra
Alameda de la Sagra
Alameda de la Sagra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2008 census , the municipality has a population of 3324 inhabitants.- History :...
, Villaseca de la Sagra
Villaseca de la Sagra
Villaseca de la Sagra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 1,581 inhabitants....
and Villaluenga de la Sagra
Villaluenga de la Sagra
Villaluenga de la Sagra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 3,216 inhabitants....
, all of Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
.
Administration
List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979| Period | Mayor | Party |
| 1979–1983 | Longinos Díaz Herrando | UCD |
| 1983–1987 | Miguel Núñez Viso | AP/PDP/UL People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
| 1987–1991 | Antonio Largo Rodríguez | PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... |
| 1991–1995 | Antonio Largo Rodríguez | PSOE |
| 1995–1999 | Antonio Largo Rodríguez | PSOE |
| 1999–2003 | Antonio Largo Rodríguez (11 May 2000) Francisco Núñez Núñez |
PSOE |
| 2003–2007 | Antonio Fernández Redondo | PP People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
| 2007–2011 | Antonio Fernández Redondo | PP People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
Demography
The following table shows the evolution of population between 1996 and 2006 according to data from the Instituto Nacional de EstadísticaInstituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
(INE).
| Year | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Inhabitants | 1736 | 1749 | 1790 | 1804 | 1812 | 1859 | 1929 | 1986 | 1994 | 2047 |
Festivities
- 20 January: Saint Sebastian
- Third weekend of September: Festivities in honor of the Virgen del Carmen