Torreperogil
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Torreperogil is a small town of 7,500 people in Andalucia, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. The town is about 15 minutes away from Úbeda
Úbeda
Úbeda is a town in the province of Jaén in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia, with some 35,600 inhabitants. Both this city and the neighboring city of Baeza benefited from extensive patronage in the early 16th century resulting in the construction of a series of Renaissance style palaces...

. It retains some fame for its use of the exclamatory phrase "¡Bárcia!". Perhaps the most widely visited spots in Torreperogil are El Paso, Los Pinos, El Prado, La Torre Oscura, and Botellon. La Torre Oscura is the old part of the town, with older architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

. It is also the location of several non-permanent events.

In the municipal elections
Municipal elections in Torreperogil
-2003 municipal election:-1999 municipal election:-1995 municipal election:-1991 municipal election:-1987 municipal election:...

 in 2003, the majority of seats were won by the United Left
United Left (Spain)
The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain...

party.
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