Alburquerque (Spanish pronunciation: [alβuɾˈkeɾke] (listen)) is a town in the province of Badajoz in Spain. It has 5,600 inhabitants. It is very close to the border with Portugal and was an ancient dominion of the kings of that country. The origin of the name of the town is uncertain. It is believed to stem from Latin alba quercus "the white oak".[2]

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Alburquerque
Municipality
The town as seen from its castle in 2005
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 39°13′9″N 7°00′4″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Government
• Mayor	Ángel Vadillo Espino (PSOE)
Area
• Total	723 km2 (279 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,340
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code	06510
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)
Website	www.alburquerque.es

The titles of Lord of Alburquerque (de Meneses) and later Count of Alburquerque (de Castilla) and Duke of Alburquerque (de La Cueva) were important in Castile in the Middle Ages, see e.g. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque.

Its sister city of Albuquerque in the United States takes its name from this town (but note the spelling difference: the lack of the 'r' after the first 'u').

History

By 1530, the town had a population of 6,042, increasing up to 6,893 by the end of the century (1591) and to 7,600 in 1631.[3]

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Citations

Bibliography

• Blanco Carrasco, José Pablo (1998). "Las ciudades extremeñas en tiempos de Felipe II. Problemas fiscales y demográficos" (PDF). Congreso Internacional Felipe II (1527-1598): Europa y la monarquía católica. Vol. 2. Madrid: Parteluz. pp. 89–102 – via Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

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