Aldea del Obispo explained

Official Name:Aldea del Obispo
Settlement Type:municipality
Flag Size:150
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Coordinates:40.7072°N -6.7922°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Salamanca
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo
Subdivision Type4:Subcomarca
Subdivision Name4:Campo de Argañán
Leader Party:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rosa Baz
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:41.92
Elevation M:692
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:37488

Aldea del Obispo is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.

Economy

The local economy is dominated by agriculture primarily the growth of herbs.

Immigration

Aldea del Obispo generated much emigration to Latin America. Many families well known today in Brazil and other Latin American countries hail from Aldea del Obispo. Among well known descendant of family originally from Aldea del Obispo is The Baron Camilo Agasim-Pereira of Fulwood and Dirleton, whose partenal great-grandparents Hemeterio and Maria Martin y Martin immigrated to Brazil in 1901 from the village they trace their roots in the village to Juan Calderon and Ana Sanchez who lived in the area around 1660.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipio:Aldea del Obispo. www.lasalina.es. 2017-10-25.