| Official Name: | Castrillo Mota de Judíos |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Castrillo Mota de Judíos |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Castrillo Mota de Judíos in Spain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Castile and León |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Burgos |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Odra-Pisuerga |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1035 |
| Leader Title: | Lorenzo Rodríguez |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 09107 |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.051 |
| Elevation M: | 791 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3103°N -4.1736°W |
Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. The 2004 census (INE) indicated the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.[1]
The town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, west of Burgos and northeast of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.
The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos ("Jew hill camp") in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos ("Jew-killer camp") in 1627 during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain (the Jews had been expelled from Spain in 1492 during the Spanish Inquisition).[2] In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.[2] [3]
There have been several anti-Jewish incidents since the name change.[4]
In 2022, the town inaugurated a Sephardic Jewish memorial center to pay tribute to its history of Sephardic Jewry.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain. Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:
