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⚫ | '''Béjar''' ({{IPA-es|ˈbexaɾ}}) is a town and [[Municipalities in Spain|municipality]] of [[Spain]] located in the [[province of Salamanca]], autonomous community of [[Castile and León]]. As of 2018, it had a population of 12,961. The historical development of the town has been linked to its once thriving [[Textile manufacturing|textile manufacturing industry]]. |
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Béjar was founded towards October–November 1208 and it was presumably granted a ''[[fuero]]'' afterwards.{{sfn|Lora Serrano|1986|p=272}} It was originally placed to the south of the current settlement, but the population relocated to its current location in the first half of the 14th century.{{sfn|Lora Serrano|1986|p=272}} Featuring a cattle-based economy, the town sustained a quick early growth.{{sfn|Lora Serrano|1986|p=272}} Over the rest of the middle ages, the town passed several times from a royal demesne to seigneurial lordship and vice versa.{{sfn|Lora Serrano|1986|p=272}} The town saw its ''fuero'' ratified in 1333.{{sfn|Lora Serrano|1986|p=272}} Béjar celebrated an eight-day long medieval [[fair]] every year.{{sfn|Lora Serrano|1986|p=276}} The town enjoyed from availability to plenty of wood resources, [[hydropower]] and sheep flocks.{{Sfn|Domínguez Garrido|2019|pp=442–443; 458}} |
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The arrival to power of the [[House of Zúñiga|Zúñiga family]] after 1396 favoured the installment of numerous courtiers and servants, who increased the demand for clothing products.{{Sfn|Domínguez Garrido|2019|pp=443–444}} Cloth-making boomed in the late-17th century.{{Sfn|Domínguez Garrido|2019|p=449}} The Ducal House of Béjar brought Flemish artisans to update the wool manufacturing techniques.{{Sfn|Domínguez Garrido|2019|p=450}} |
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{{stack|[[File:Plaza bejar.jpg|thumb|Plaza Mayor]]}} |
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[[File:Lirios-rio cuerpo de hombre-bejar.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.4|Work by [[Buonaventura Ligli]] displaying the watermills at the Río Cuerpo de Hombre (1720)]] |
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Unlike other textile manufacturing hubs in the Castilian Meseta, the local textile industry got to survive past the Early Modern Period.{{Sfn|Domínguez Garrido|2019|p=435}} The late modern history of Béjar is indeed marked by its thriving textile industry, and during the 19th century it came to be referred to as the "Castilian Manchester".{{Sfn|Hernández Díaz|2013|p=24}} |
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The first inhabitants of what is now Béjar were the [[Vettones]] who settled an area to the south of the city now known as ''La Antigua'' around 400 [[Before Christ|BC]]. The city formed part of [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Hispania]] in the beginning of the 1st century BC. In [[Anno Domini|AD]] 713, the city was taken by Muslim [[Berber people|Berbers]] ([[Moors]]) from the [[Visigoths]] and in the 11th century it was conquered by [[Alfonso VI of León and Castile|King Alfonso VI]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]. Following this, the walls, part of which still stands, are constructed to repel frequent Arab incursions that took place until the definitive conquest. |
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Due to the peripheral location of the town and the rugged relief, railway arrived late to Béjar, in 1894.{{Sfn|Muñoz Domínguez|2013|pp=315; 325}} Following the end of the [[Spanish Civil War|Civil War]], Bécar became a major provider of wool clothes, primarily used for military and civil servants' uniforms.{{Sfn|Brossmann|2007|p=10}} |
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The city was later the center of the [[Duchy of Béjar]] ruled by the powerful [[House of Zúñiga]]. |
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Béjar maintained a positive demographic growth until 1970, peaking at 17,576 inhabitants.{{Sfn|Brossmann|2007|p=10}} The textile industry entered a crisis in the 1970s, prompting to staffing cutbacks.{{Sfn|Brossmann|2007|p=10}} Passenger train services in the Astorga–Plasencia line closed on 1 January 1985, and [[rail freight transport]] a decade later, worsening [[rural flight]] patterns in the area and hindering business development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/provincia/36-anos-sin-tren-en-el-sureste-salmantino-EY5908336|title=36 años sin tren en el sureste salmantino|website=Gaceta de Salamanca|date=6 January 2021}}</ref> In the wake of the decline of the [[secondary sector]], the municipality has tried to foster other alternatives for the local economy such as [[tourism]].{{Sfn|Brossmann|2007|p=7}} |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="185" caption="Semana Santa's feast day 2009"> |
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==Name== |
==Name== |
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The name ''Béjar'' is presumably of pre-Roman origin and it has been documented as ''Biclara'' and ''Biclaro''.{{Sfn|García Sánchez|2004}} |
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The name ''Béjar'' is of pre-Roman origin. The original form was ''Bigerra''<ref>[[Edward Gibbon]]. ''[[History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]]''. Volume 5. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1873. p. 258.</ref> and is said to mean "place of the [[beehives]]." ''Béjar'' could be an adaption from the Spanish word ''abeja'', which means "[[bee]]." An older spelling of the city's name is ''Béxar''. In medieval documents, ''Vexar'' is found also. |
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[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]] acquired its name [[Bexar County, Texas#History|indirectly]] from this city. |
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== Monuments == |
== Monuments == |
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Béjar has many remarkable monuments and historical buildings:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https |
Béjar has many remarkable monuments and historical buildings:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aytobejar.com/conoce-bejar/|title=Conoce Béjar – Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Béjar|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref> |
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* City walls: well-preserved medieval fort |
* City walls: well-preserved medieval fort |
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* Church of Saint James (Santiago): built in |
* Church of Saint James (Santiago): built in the 12th century, now serves as a Museum of Religious Art |
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* Church of Saint Mary the Great (Santa María la Mayor): |
* Church of Saint Mary the Great (Santa María la Mayor): built between the 12th and 17th centuries, in several different architectural styles (from Mudejar to Baroque) |
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* Jewish Museum David Melul: shows Béjar's Hebrew past |
* Jewish Museum David Melul: shows Béjar's Hebrew past |
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* Ducal Palace and Camera Obscura: |
* Ducal Palace and Camera Obscura: an ancient fortress transformed into a palace for the Duke and Duchess of Béjar in the 16th century. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Palomares de Béjar]] |
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* [[Sierra de Béjar (comarca)|Sierra de Béjar]] |
* [[Sierra de Béjar (comarca)|Sierra de Béjar]] |
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== References == |
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* {{Cite journal|title=El análisis del sector turístico en Béjar como caso de estudio de las nuevas políticas urbanas en las pequeñas ciudades|first=Michael|last=Brossmann|journal=Polígonos: Revista de Geografía|issn=1132-1202|issue=17|year=2007|pages=7–31|url=https://buleria.unileon.es/bitstream/handle/10612/8315/El%20an%C3%A1lisis%20del%20sector.pdf?sequence=1|location=León|publisher=[[Universidad de León]]}} |
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* {{Cite journal|issn=0213-2079|journal=Studia Historica. Historia Moderna|year=2019|volume=41|issue=1|url=https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/shhmo2019411435484/20369|first=Urbano|last=Domínguez Garrido|title=Manufacturas laneras en Béjar durante la Edad Moderna. La formación de un paisaje industrial: Caracterización y protección|location=Salamanca|publisher=[[University of Salamanca|Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca]]|doi=10.14201/shhmo2019411435484|pages=435–484|hdl=10366/142070|hdl-access=free}} |
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* {{Cite journal|last=García Sánchez|first=Jairo J.|date=12 July 2004|title=Castilla y León y sus topónimos (II)|issn=1885-5008|journal=Rinconete|via=[[Instituto Cervantes|Centro Virtual Cervantes]]|url=https://cvc.cervantes.es/el_rinconete/anteriores/julio_04/12072004_01.htm}} |
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* {{Cite book|chapter=La historia contemporánea de Béjar|first=José María|last=Hernández Díaz|title=Historia de Béjar|volume=2|year=2013|isbn=978-84-7797-416-1|pages=19–26|chapter-url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4645200.pdf}} |
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* {{Cite journal|url=https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/7101/1/HM_04-05_15.pdf|issue=4–5|year=1986|title=La feria de Béjar en el siglo XV|first=Gloria|last=Lora Serrano|doi=10.14198/medieval.1986.4-5.15|location=San Vicente del Raspeig|publisher=[[Universidad de Alicante]]|issn=2695-9747|journal=Anales de la Universidad de Alicante. Historia Medieval}} |
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* {{Cite book|chapter=Huellas actuales de la historia contemporánea de Béjar (1777-2012)|first=José|last=Muñoz Domínguez|title=Historia de Béjar|volume=2|year=2013|isbn=978-84-7797-416-1|pages=299–351|chapter-url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4645211.pdf}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.i-bejar.com/ i-Béjar] web portal {{in lang|es}} |
*[http://www.i-bejar.com/ i-Béjar] web portal {{in lang|es}} |
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Béjar | |
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Coordinates: 40°23′N 5°46′W / 40.383°N 5.767°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Salamanca |
Area | |
• Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 959 m (3,146 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 12,961 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Demonym | bejarano |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 37700 |
Dialing code | 923 |
Website | www |
Béjar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbexaɾ]) is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, autonomous community of Castile and León. As of 2018, it had a population of 12,961. The historical development of the town has been linked to its once thriving textile manufacturing industry.
History[edit]
Béjar was founded towards October–November 1208 and it was presumably granted a fuero afterwards.[3] It was originally placed to the south of the current settlement, but the population relocated to its current location in the first half of the 14th century.[3] Featuring a cattle-based economy, the town sustained a quick early growth.[3] Over the rest of the middle ages, the town passed several times from a royal demesne to seigneurial lordship and vice versa.[3] The town saw its fuero ratified in 1333.[3] Béjar celebrated an eight-day long medieval fair every year.[4] The town enjoyed from availability to plenty of wood resources, hydropower and sheep flocks.[5]
The arrival to power of the Zúñiga family after 1396 favoured the installment of numerous courtiers and servants, who increased the demand for clothing products.[6] Cloth-making boomed in the late-17th century.[7] The Ducal House of Béjar brought Flemish artisans to update the wool manufacturing techniques.[8]
Unlike other textile manufacturing hubs in the Castilian Meseta, the local textile industry got to survive past the Early Modern Period.[9] The late modern history of Béjar is indeed marked by its thriving textile industry, and during the 19th century it came to be referred to as the "Castilian Manchester".[10]
Due to the peripheral location of the town and the rugged relief, railway arrived late to Béjar, in 1894.[11] Following the end of the Civil War, Bécar became a major provider of wool clothes, primarily used for military and civil servants' uniforms.[12]
Béjar maintained a positive demographic growth until 1970, peaking at 17,576 inhabitants.[12] The textile industry entered a crisis in the 1970s, prompting to staffing cutbacks.[12] Passenger train services in the Astorga–Plasencia line closed on 1 January 1985, and rail freight transport a decade later, worsening rural flight patterns in the area and hindering business development.[13] In the wake of the decline of the secondary sector, the municipality has tried to foster other alternatives for the local economy such as tourism.[14]
Name[edit]
The name Béjar is presumably of pre-Roman origin and it has been documented as Biclara and Biclaro.[15]
Monuments[edit]
Béjar has many remarkable monuments and historical buildings:[16]
- City walls: well-preserved medieval fort
- Church of Saint James (Santiago): built in the 12th century, now serves as a Museum of Religious Art
- Church of Saint Mary the Great (Santa María la Mayor): built between the 12th and 17th centuries, in several different architectural styles (from Mudejar to Baroque)
- Jewish Museum David Melul: shows Béjar's Hebrew past
- Ducal Palace and Camera Obscura: an ancient fortress transformed into a palace for the Duke and Duchess of Béjar in the 16th century.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ a b "Municipio:Béjar". www.lasalina.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b c d e Lora Serrano 1986, p. 272.
- ^ Lora Serrano 1986, p. 276.
- ^ Domínguez Garrido 2019, pp. 442–443, 458.
- ^ Domínguez Garrido 2019, pp. 443–444.
- ^ Domínguez Garrido 2019, p. 449.
- ^ Domínguez Garrido 2019, p. 450.
- ^ Domínguez Garrido 2019, p. 435.
- ^ Hernández Díaz 2013, p. 24.
- ^ Muñoz Domínguez 2013, pp. 315, 325.
- ^ a b c Brossmann 2007, p. 10.
- ^ "36 años sin tren en el sureste salmantino". Gaceta de Salamanca. 6 January 2021.
- ^ Brossmann 2007, p. 7.
- ^ García Sánchez 2004.
- ^ "Conoce Béjar – Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Béjar" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- Bibliography
- Brossmann, Michael (2007). "El análisis del sector turístico en Béjar como caso de estudio de las nuevas políticas urbanas en las pequeñas ciudades" (PDF). Polígonos: Revista de Geografía (17). León: Universidad de León: 7–31. ISSN 1132-1202.
- Domínguez Garrido, Urbano (2019). "Manufacturas laneras en Béjar durante la Edad Moderna. La formación de un paisaje industrial: Caracterización y protección". Studia Historica. Historia Moderna. 41 (1). Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca: 435–484. doi:10.14201/shhmo2019411435484. hdl:10366/142070. ISSN 0213-2079.
- García Sánchez, Jairo J. (12 July 2004). "Castilla y León y sus topónimos (II)". Rinconete. ISSN 1885-5008 – via Centro Virtual Cervantes.
- Hernández Díaz, José María (2013). "La historia contemporánea de Béjar" (PDF). Historia de Béjar. Vol. 2. pp. 19–26. ISBN 978-84-7797-416-1.
- Lora Serrano, Gloria (1986). "La feria de Béjar en el siglo XV" (PDF). Anales de la Universidad de Alicante. Historia Medieval (4–5). San Vicente del Raspeig: Universidad de Alicante. doi:10.14198/medieval.1986.4-5.15. ISSN 2695-9747.
- Muñoz Domínguez, José (2013). "Huellas actuales de la historia contemporánea de Béjar (1777-2012)" (PDF). Historia de Béjar. Vol. 2. pp. 299–351. ISBN 978-84-7797-416-1.
External links[edit]
- i-Béjar web portal (in Spanish)