Tarazona de Guareña

Church of Saint Michael Archangel

City Council

Tarazona de Guareña is a Spanish municipality and town in the province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It is integrated within the region of Tierra de Peñaranda and the sub-region of Las Guareñas. It belongs to the judicial district of Peñaranda.

Its municipal area is made up of a single population center, it occupies a total area of 29.26 km² and according to the demographic data collected in the municipal register prepared by the INE in 2017, it has a population of 325 inhabitants.

Location

Northwest: Torrecilla de la Orden	North: Torrecilla de la Orden	Northeast: Fresno the Old
West: Olmo de la Guareña		This: Fresno the Old
Southwest Vallesa de la Guareña	South: Cantalapiedra	Sureste: Cantalapiedra

History

Its foundation dates back to the repopulation carried out by the kings of León in the Middle Ages, being integrated into the quarter of Villoria of the jurisdiction of Salamanca, within the Kingdom of León. Named in the century XIII "Taraçona", possibly due to the use of people from the Aragonese city of Tarazona in its medieval repopulation, owes the "from Guareña" to be located in the surroundings of the Guareña river valley. With the creation of the current provinces in 1833, Tarazona de Guareña was included in the province of Salamanca, within the Leonesa Region. On July 2, 1916, the town changed its official name from Tarazona by that of Tarazona de Guareña.

Demographics

Graphic of demographic evolution of Tarazona de Guareña between 1900 and 2022

Source: Spanish National Statistical Institute - Graphical development by Wikipedia.

Culture

Parties

The festivities of Tarazona de Guareña are on September 29, in San Miguel Arcángel. In these festivities, bullfighting activities predominate, such as street confinements, confinements through the countryside where numerous riders lead the bulls from the field to the bullring, bullfights where anyone with courage can go out to give a chest pass.. Also typical are the "peñas" groups of friends of different ages and sexes who come together to celebrate these days, inviting outsiders to enjoy their parties.

Administration and politics

Municipal elections