Chozas De Canales
The village is built around the small chapel in the centre opposite the village square and with the church on the hill looking down. People in the village either commute to Madrid for work or are involved in farming. The village produces its own wine, Rocanales, from the Bodega Cooperativa Santa Maria Magdalena. Around the village is miles upon miles of farm land.
History
The Secretary of State of Philip IV, Don Pedro Coloma and Escolano, bought for himself and his successors the territories that included the uninhabited portion of Canales and Regachuelo, with the villages of Chozas and Yunclillos. Already with the title of marquis, he was granted the status of viscount of Chozas de Canales, in 1680. With these and other inherited lands, or foreclosed mortgages when he did not have them by inheritance, he ended up with the "cabildo de racioneros beneficiados y curas" of Santa Maria, the village of Navarrete, in the Rioja, and the bishopric of Calahorra and La Calzada. But by 1770, the family had no heirs, and the lands reverted to the cabildo. At the end of the 18th century, the marquesal palace was restored.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 979 | — |
1910 | 1,144 | +16.9% |
1920 | 1,237 | +8.1% |
1930 | 1,324 | +7.0% |
1940 | 1,307 | −1.3% |
1950 | 1,462 | +11.9% |
1960 | 1,402 | −4.1% |
1970 | 1,056 | −24.7% |
1981 | 902 | −14.6% |
1991 | 897 | −0.6% |
2001 | 1,078 | +20.2% |
2011 | 3,988 | +269.9% |
2021 | 4,335 | +8.7% |
2023 | 4,751 | +9.6% |
Source: INE |
Public Holidays
- Name of Holiday: CHRISTMAS - Cabalgata, mass. Date: 5 of Jan, Duration: One day
- Name of Holiday: CRISTO DE LA MISERICORDIA - Procession, Arts & Music, Infant Party, Date: last weekend in May, including the Friday, Duration: Four days
- Name of Holiday: STA. Mª MAGDALENA - Procession and mass, Date: 22 of July, Duration: Three days