Velada
Name
Velada comes from "velar" ('to stay awake at night'/'to be vigilant', from Latin 'vigilare'). Prior to Velada, the place was known as Las Atalayuelas de Guadierva.
History
Segregated from the land of Ávila, the Crown awarded the place in 1271 to knights from the former city, tasked with the repopulation of the area. Known as Las Atalayuelas de Guadierva, the place was ensuingly renamed as Velada on royal initiative.
Velada was possibly granted the privilege of township towards 1588.
Watermelon of Velada
The velada watermelon is one of the main engines of the economy of this municipality. Being a dry and ecological crop, these watermelons have great flavor and the largest can reach up to 30 kg in weight. They grow in a large area called "El Baldío" and their collection usually goes from mid-July to mid-October, and even depending on the year, until November. The planting takes place between April and May.
Velada's watermelon is exported in Spain and abroad.
References
- Citations
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Jiménez de Gregorio 1997, p. 50.
- ^ Franco Silva 1990, p. 34.
- ^ Franco Silva 1990, pp. 33–34.
- ^ Jiménez de Gregorio 1997, p. 22.
- Bibliography
- Franco Silva, Alfonso (1990). "La fundación de pueblas en tierras situadas al noroeste del reino de Toledo a fines del siglo XIII". Historia Instituciones Documentos (17). Seville: Universidad de Sevilla. ISSN 0210-7716.
- Jiménez de Gregorio, Fernando (1997). La comarca de El Alcor y El Berrocal (PDF). Temas Toledanos. Vol. 90. Toledo: Instituto Provincial de Investigaciones y Estudios Toledanos. Diputación Provincial. ISBN 84-87103-74-X.
