Casas de Don Pedro explained

Official Name:Casas de Don Pedro
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Extremadura
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Casas de Don Pedro within Extremadura
Coordinates:39.1056°N -5.3308°W
Area Total Km2:142
Elevation M:386
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Casas de Don Pedro, meaning 'Lord Peter's houses', is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[1] the municipality has a population of 1559 inhabitants.

History

At the time of the Spanish Civil War the Francoist concentration camp of Casa Zaldívar, where Spanish Republican military personnel were interned and where many were shot,[2] was located in a cortijo of this municipality.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. [Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)]
  2. http://memoriahistoricaextremadura.es/sites/default/files/campo_concentracion_zaldivar_fusilamientos_15_mayo_1939.pdf Campo de Concentración de Casa Zaldívar: fusilamientos del 15 de mayo de 1939
  3. https://fbarreroarzac.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/historia-y-tragedia-de-la-109a-bm-en-el-campo-de-zaldivar-badajoz-2/ Fernando Barrero Arzac, Historia y tragedia de la 109ª BM en el campo de Zaldívar (Badajoz)