Fuente de Cantos ( ext, Huenti de Cantus) is a municipality located in the

province of Badajoz The province of Badajoz () is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres in the north, Toledo, Ciudad Real in the east, Córdoba in the so ...

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

, Spain.

Location

The town is located on the old road N-630, now highway A-66, about 100 kilometers from

Badajoz Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...

and about 80 kilometers from the regional capital, Mérida .

History

The Spanish Civil War period

In 1934 the mayor of the town was a Socialist by the name of Modesto José Lorenzana.’The Spanish Holocaust’: By Paul Preston: Published by Harper Press 2012: He was known for his humanitarian efforts to improve the town. He was instrumental in using resources to improve the local water supplies. He also used municipal funds to buy food to alleviate the hunger of unemployed families within the district. During this period, and as preludes to the far rights moves to destabilize the democratic republican government of

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, Salazar Alonso intervened in local democracy. In June 1934 the Civil Governor along with members of the

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and representatives of local

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organizations accused Modesto José Lorenzana of misuse of public funds, and on these grounds and with dubious legal process removed him from office of Mayor. José Lorenzana was later murdered in September 1936.

Economic activity

The main source of income for the town is agricultural with the surrounding countryside used for the growing of crops and

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Notable features

The parish church

The parish church of ‘Our Lady of Granada’ is in the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz and dates from the 15th century and has been built in the

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style of

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. The highlight of the church is the altarpiece which is the work of Manuel Garcia de Santiago

Notable people

Francisco de Zurbarán Francisco de Zurbarán ( , ; baptized 7 November 1598 – 27 August 1664) was a Spanish Painting, painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nicknam ...

(1598–1664), painter

References

Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz {{Badajoz-geo-stub