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Bujalaro

Bujalaro is a small, quiet town in the province of Guadalajara, at the foot of the plateau of the Alcarria and the Ribera del Río Henares. The village is located to 852 m. above sea level and covers an area of \u200b\u200b22.3 km2. In his term runs Route Historic-Cultural and Tourism "Camino del Cid", after spending Matillas Jadraque direction.

Bujalaro has a wide variety of natural settings between the Vega, Monte and Alcarria. From the trees, through the Huertas, scrub land and a thousand ripples colorful. His Monte chairs near the village. Above is the Alcarria Plateau, vast plain of scrub and crops. The Henares River leaves its mark on the plain of Bujalaro.

Historically, after the reconquest in the twelfth century, the town was part of the land of Atienza. In the fifteenth century it became part of the Common Jadraque Villa and Land, in whose jurisdiction he remained for several centuries. In 1434 King Juan II donated to Bujalaro, along with Jadraque and many other towns in the region, Don Gomez Carrillo, his courtier. The son, Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña, malcambió entire region Cardinal D. Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, who emerged as the Lord of Jadraque and their land and built the castle called "El Cid". Three generations later, for marriages, went to the Duke of Infantry, in whose power continued until the nineteenth century, when the domains were abolished.



The village parish church of San Antón is a major architectural monument Bujalaro. Data from the first half XVI century. On the north wall is the cover of income, valuable copy Plateresque, work the same team at that time worked in the cathedral of Sigüenza. One of its members must belong this magnificent home (Alonso de Covarrubias, Nicolas de Durango, Francisco de Baeza ,...). Inside the church is a nave and Baroque altar is popular, made in 1753, containing a carving of St Anton. The coffered ceiling of the Church is made of wood, with very interesting Mudejar work in its extension work of the sixteenth century. La Ermita employer is within the village, on the side of the square.

Also interesting are the source and the town square, although recently built, very good cut stone.

Bujalaro services offered to visitors are mainly in its two bars, Bar and Bar María Jesús Moreno. Both have also shop, where you can buy all sorts of essential products.

The village also has a park and a pediment, which doubles as football field and basketball court. A Bujalaro input (coming from Jadraque) there is also a newly built picnic.

The municipality

At the end of Bujalaro there are remnants of an ancient town that was named Henarejos, and possessed its own right and a small church in medieval times. This place is one of the most beautiful Bujalaro at the foot of the Alcarria, consisting of oaks, streams and farmland.

Very close to the village they found remains of an important prehistoric site located midway between the mountain and river. There is also a lovely cave, located on a steep slope near the banks of Henares, called Nublares (whose name took Bujalaro a distinguished journalist to headline an excellent novel.)

Bujalaro Crossing the end of east-west passes a major canyon once used for the transport of livestock transhumance, preserved for centuries. Another attraction of Bujalaro are also numerous sources scattered throughout the term (Narejos, Tejar, Zanchetta, Pork, Monte, Power King, Louse, Fuentecilla ,...). It should be emphasized, the source of the Ankle. This source is not in the Bujalaro term, but is very close, and the route to get there (through the Mount and part of the valley near Alcarria to another) and source itself is a very beautiful and rewarding scenarios.