Hoyos is a municipality located in the
province of Cáceres
The province of Cáceres ( ; es, provincia de Cáceres, ) is a province of western Spain, and makes up the northern half of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Pla ...
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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. According to the 2005
census
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INE
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), the municipality has a population of 988 inhabitants. It is the administrative capital of the
Sierra de Gata
Sierra de Gata ( ext, Sierra e Gata) is one of the main mountain ranges in the Sistema Central, Spain. The highest point is Peña Canchera (1,592 m).
Geography
The Sierra de Gata is located in the northwest of the province of Cáceres, which is ...
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History
It was part of the Dukedom of Alba as the First Duke of Alba, Don García Álvarez de Toledo took possession of the City of Coria together with all its villages, which included Acebo, Hoyos and Perales.
Church
The small church in Hoyos is dedicated to the patron saint of Hoyos, St. Lorenzo (St. Lawrence). During Semana Santa (“Holy Week”) the people of Hoyos process with the figure of the Virgin Mary, at night, through the streets of the city.
Economy
The Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin of the Oil "Gata Hurdes" is located in Hoyos, which is also known for its serrano ham, olives (Manzanilla Cacereña variety) and olive oil.
Tourism
Hoyos is a hidden gem in one of Spain's least known tourist destinations. The province of Caceres was the location chosen to film several sequences from the
Game of Thrones series. Hoyos itself has a romanesque church and stone houses. In recent years, it has developed a tourism industry thanks to a number of licensed rural hotels such as
Jardin de la Sierra de Gata
Jardin may refer to:
Places
*Jardin, Isère, a village in Isère, France
*Le Jardin, a village in Corrèze, France
* Jardin, Colombia, a town in Antioquia
Family name
*Alexandre Jardin (born 1965), French writer and film director
*Frédéric Jard ...
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[http://www.jardindelasierradegata.com/]
See also
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Sierra de Gata, comarca
Sierra de Gata is a ''comarca'' at the northern end of province of Cáceres in Extremadura, one of Spain's seventeen Autonomous Communities. The mountain range of Sierra de Gata is in the area and has given its name to the comarca. The main town is ...
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Cardinal Hoyos
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Alexander, Count of Hoyos
Ludwig Alexander Georg Graf von Hoyos, Freiherr zu Stichsenstein (13 May 1876 – 20 October 1937) was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat who played a major role during the July Crisis while serving as chef de cabinet of the Foreign Minister at the out ...
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House of Hoyos
The House of Hoyos is a Spanish and Austrian noble family. It
derives its name from El Hoyo de Pinares in Ávila, Castile and León, and can be traced to the 9th century.
Juan de Hoyos and his family accompanied the later Ferdinand I, Holy Roma ...
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Palais Hoyos
Palais Hoyos is an Art Nouveau building in the Landstraße district of Vienna, Austria.
History
The palace was built, together with two other buildings, by Otto Wagner at the end of the 19th century. The style of the Historicism was pursued duri ...
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Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (March 14, 1916 – April 15, 1983) was a Mexican-American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of "Rafael Rosillo" in the 1956 film '' The Brave One''. Hoyos died in April 1983 from a stroke in Los Ang ...
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Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
-born
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
actor
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References
External links
Hoyos official websiteSatellite View
Municipalities in the Province of Cáceres
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