Tafalla
For the genus of moth, see Tafalla (moth).
| Tafalla | |||
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous Community | Navarre | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Arturo Goldazarena (EH Bildu) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 98.29 km2 (37.95 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 11,390 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Tafalla is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The Postal code is 31300.
Tafalla is an industrial and agricultural town. It produces beef, mutton, pork and chicken.
History
Convento de la Confession (Convent of the Concepcionistas Recoletas) (to the right) in Tafalla by Edward Hawke Locker in 1824, published in the work Views in Spain
There are traces of human presence in the area dating from the Chalcolithic age.
Jurist Florencio García Goyena was born in this town in 1783[1] and Antonio Azarola y Gresillón, rear admiral of the Spanish Republican Navy was born in Tafalla in 1874.[2]
Notable people
19th-century building in Tafalla
- Ion Vélez, footballer
- Aitor Buñuel, footballer
Local celebrations
- 20 January, Saint Sebastian.
References
- ↑ Ross, Friso (2001). "García Goyena, Florencio". In Michael Stolleis (ed.). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert (in German) (2nd ed.). München: Beck. p. 232. ISBN 3-406-45957-9.
- ↑ Marcelino Laruelo Roa, Muertes Paralelas. El destino trágico de los prohombres de la República, Gijón 2004, ISBN 849311751X
External links
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- Ayuntamiento de Tafalla
- TAFALLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
Coordinates: 42°31′N 1°40′W / 42.517°N 1.667°W
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