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La Maragatería or País de los Maragatos (''Tierra de Maragatos'' in
Leonese language Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sala ...
), is an ancient
historical region Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing soc ...
or traditional comarca in the landlocked
Province of León León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the ca ...
,
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. It borders with La Cepeda comarca in the north, La Valduerna in the south, with the comarcas of
El Bierzo El Bierzo (; ; gl, O Bierzo) is a ''comarca'' in the province of León, Spain. Its capital is the town of Ponferrada. Other major towns are Bembibre and Villafranca del Bierzo, the historical capital. The territory of El Bierzo includes m ...
and La Cabrera in the west and southwest, and in the east with La Vega del Tuerto and La Valduerna. La Maragatería encompasses lesser comarcas, like the Alta Maragatería, Baja Maragatería and the Somoza Comarca. Its inhabitants are known as "Maragatos".
Leonese language Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sala ...
is widely used in this shire.


Municipalities

The main municipalities making up the comarca are: * Astorga, the main town * Brazuelo * Lucillo * Luyego * Santa Colomba de Somoza * Santiago Millas * Val de San Lorenzo


Culture

The Maragatos form a small ethnic and cultural community with distinctive customs and architecture. The Maragata women used to wear a striking regional dress that made them stand out when they travelled to other parts of Spain.Laureano Manuel Rubio Pérez, ''Los maragatos : origen, mitos y realidades''. 2003. . ''Cocido Maragato'' (''Cocíu maragatu'' in
Leonese language Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sala ...
) is a traditional local soup dish with meat. Tierra de Maragatos has its own traditional way of building stone houses with large doors. Some of them have been preserved.


See also

* Astorga * Comarca de La Cabrera *
Mantecadas Mantecadas are Sponge cake, spongy pastry, pastries originating in Spain. Perhaps the best known mantecadas are from Northwestern Spain, being a traditional product of the city of Astorga, Spain, Astorga, province of León, as well as the nearby ...


References


External links


Maragatos en el recuerdoLa esfinge maragata
Old movie showing traditional dresses and dances
Astorga y la Maragateria

La comarca de la Maragatería

La página web del cocido maragatoLa Maragatería y Cepeda
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