Granadilla, Spain Explained

Granadilla is a ghost town in Spain. It is located in Extremadura. Since 1960, it has belonged to Zarza de Granadilla's municipality. On 24 June 1955, during the Franco regime, its residents had to leave when the Council of Ministers ordered a reservoir to be built nearby.^[1] Currently, the area is a summer campsite for young people and tourists.

Further reading

• Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (2000). La casa del Rey de Castilla y León en la Edad Media (1ª ed.) Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales.
• Ibáñez de Segovia, Gaspar (1777). Memorias históricas del Rei D. Alonso el Sabio i observaciones a su chronica OLCL 458042314
• González Crespo, Esther (1988). 'Els de la señorialización nobiliaria al sur del Duero: concejos de villa-y-tierra frente a la señorialización "menor"' (Estudio a partir de casos del sector occidental: señoríos abulenses y salmantinos) Revista d'historia medieval (Universitat de València: Departamento de Historia Medieval): 275–338

References

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Notes and References

1. http://lugaresconhistoria.com/2013/11/09/granadilla-caceres/ Granadilla (Cáceres)