Mota del Cuervo
Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
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39°30′N 2°52′W / 39.500°N 2.867°W / 39.500; -2.867
(2018)[1]
Mota del Cuervo is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 176.19 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 6,055.[2]
It is one of the few locations in Spain where pottery has been a primarily female-dominated activity.[3] Lying at the feet of a hill chain with windmills, other landmarks include the parish church, the former convent of the Trinitaries and the residence of Fray Alonso Cano.[4]
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Sánchez Sanz, María Elisa (1977). "Breve nota sobre la alfarería de Mota del Cuervo" (PDF). Narria: Estudios de Artes y Costumbres Populares. 5. Madrid: UAM Ediciones: 14. ISSN 0210-9441.
- ^ La Mancha, ruta de Don Quijote, España. Ministerio de Información y Turismo, Dirección General de Promoción del Turismo. 1973. p. 3.
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