Curiel De Duero
The economy is based on agricultural dryland farming, vineyards, and domestic sheep keeping. Curiel has several wineries, belonging to the Denominación de Origen Ribera del Duero.
History
Curiel was the capital (Spanish: Cabecera) of the Villa y Tierra community of Curiel in the historic autonomous community, Castilian Extremadura. It also has been known as "Curiel of the Garlics" (Spanish: Curiel de Los Ajos) due to the quality of its garlic plantations. Please refer to the Autonomous community of villa and tierra of Curiel.
Curiel de Duero has an historic connection to the Sephardi Jewish family: Curiel and various other Muslim and Sephardi families.
The castle located at Curiel is the oldest fortress in the province of Valladolid, dating from the seventh century. It was first mentioned in writing in the eleventh century.
See also
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Curiel de Duero". Ruta del Vino Ribera del Duero. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Jews and Muslims Made Visible in Christian Iberia and Beyond, 14th to 18th Centuries: Another Image. BRILL. 2019-05-06. ISBN 978-90-04-39570-1.
- ^ Jewish Historical Studies: Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England. The Society. 1990.
- ^ "The Castle of Curiel de Duero: Brief History | Residencia Real Castillo de Curiel". www.castillodecuriel.es. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
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