Guriezo
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Guriezo |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | Guriezo El Puente Ayuntamiento Nuevo.jpg |
| image_caption | Town hall of Guriezo |
| image_flag | Bandera_Guriezo.jpg |
| image_shield | Escudo_de_Guriezo_(Cantabria).svg |
| image_map | Guriezo (Cantabria) Mapa.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Guriezo |
| pushpin_map | Spain Cantabria#Spain |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Spain |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous community |
| subdivision_name1 | Cantabria |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Cantabria |
| subdivision_type3 | Comarca |
| subdivision_name3 | Asón-Agüera |
| subdivision_type4 | Judicial district |
| subdivision_name4 | Castro Urdiales |
| seat_type | Seat |
| seat | El Puente |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 40 |
| area_total_km2 | 74.53 |
| established_title | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| blank_name_sec1 | Official language(s) |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_name | Adolfo Izaguirre Ruiz (2011) |
| leader_party | PRC |
| :: |
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Guriezo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 2,424 inhabitants. Its capital is El Puente.
Settlements
- Adino
- Agüera
- Angostina
- Balbacienta
- Cabaña la Sierra.
- Carazón.
- La Corra.
- Francos.
- Landeral.
- Lendagua
- Llaguno
- El Llano
- Lugarejos
- La Magdalena
- Nocina
- Pomar
- El Puente (Seat).
- Ranero
- Revilla
- Rioseco
- Santa Cruz
- Torquiendo
- Trebuesto
- Tresagua
History
Megalithic evidence from the surroundings of Guriezo attests, that the area was inhabited back in prehistorical times as early as 4000 BC. Spear points from the Bronze Age have been found in caves throughout the area, namely in the cave of la Cervajera.
During the Middle Ages, the most prominent dynasties in the area were the Villota and Entrambasaguas families, which fought for the control of administrative and political positions. The conflict between these two families dates back to the 15th century, when they litigated about the ownership of the local foundries. In the second half of the 18th century, their disagreements brought them all the way to the Royal Chancery of Valladolid. Guriezo was quite active in the iron trade with Biscay's foundries during the late Middle Ages. Guriezo played a role in the development of the prosperous Basque iron industry; in 1846, members of the prominent Ybarra family acquired the factory of La Merced, which operated until 1854.
During the Spanish Civil War, Guriezo was the setting for a number of events: on 24 August 1937, the Santoña Agreement was signed in the village, as a result of which 10,000 soldiers from the Basque Army surrendered to Franco's Italian allies. During 1938, a number of republican fugitives under the lead of former lieutenant Manuel Pérez Tejera were ambushed and executed in the mountains around Guriezo; it was not until 1941 when Pérez Tejera himself was found and killed.
Economy
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As of 2008, the per capita income of Guriezo stood at €15,010, which was slightly below the regional figure of €15,911, yet Guriezo had one of the greatest per capita incomes among rural Cantabrian municipalities.
In 2007, around 7% of the businesses in Guriezo operated in the agricultural sector, 29% in construction, 13% in industry and roughly 50% in the service sector. When compared to the region as a whole, Guriezo has a considerably lower proportion of service businesses, but a higher percentage of agricultural, building and industrial companies.
When it comes to the labour market, the Eastern Coastal area of Cantabria, which encompasses Guriezo and other municipalities, had an unemployment rate slightly above 20%, in tune with the regional average for 2013. As of April 2014, there were 193 jobseekers in the village.
Demographics
These are the places of birth of the population of Guriezo according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
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| Total Population | Born in Cantabria | Born in another Autonomous Community | Born in another Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2424 | 1215 | 1053 | 156 |
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Just over half of the population was born in Cantabria, but a significant percentage of the inhabitants (43.5%) hails from other Autonomous Communities. Just above 6% of the population are immigrants.
Administration
The results of the 2011 local elections were as follows:
- Elected Mayor: Adolfo Izaguirre Ruiz (PRC).
References
References
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- Peralta Labrador, Eduardo. (2003). "Los cántabros antes de Roma". Real Academia de la Historia.
- Ceballos Cuerno, Carmen. (1991). "Balance Económico-Social de la Emigración an Indias en el Valle de Guriezo (Cantabria) en el Antiguo Régimen". tabapress/Grupo Tabacalera.
- (2003). "El comercio marítimo de los puertos del País Vasco en el Golfo de Vizcaya a finales de la Edad Media". Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia.
- Díaz Morlán, Pablo. (1999). "Los Ybarra vizcaínos: Origen y Expansión de una Dinastía Empresarial (1801-1890)".
- Álvarez Bolado, Alfonso. (1995). "Para ganar la guerra, para ganar la paz: Iglesia y guerra civil: 1936-1939". Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
- Gutiérrez Flores, Jesús. (2006). "Guerra civil en Cantabria y pueblos de Castilla". LibrosEnRed.
- . (2011). ["Distribución municipal de la renta bruta estimada y per cápita estimada (euros). Serie homogénea 2002-2008"](http://www.icane.es/data/gross-municipal-income-per-capita-estimated-2002-2008-euros).
- (2007). "Actividad económica local". Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Cantabria.
- . (2013). ["Tasa de actividad y paro de 16 a 64 años según área pequeña"](http://www.icane.es/data/active-population-small-areas-activity-unemployment-rate).
- . (2014). ["Paro registrado por municipios y sectores"](http://www.icane.es/data/registered-unemployment-municipalities-sectors#timeseries).
- . ["Elecciones municipales 2011"](http://resultados.elpais.com/elecciones/2011/municipales/06/39/30.html). *El Pais*.
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