Santa Bárbara de Casa (pop. 1,237, 2004 census) is a

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, in the county of

Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The rias ...

. It lies 80 km from

History

It was reconquered from the

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, and passed to the noble family of

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. Santa Barbara de casa - Andévalo y Sierra - Huelva - Pueblos del Andevalo
/ref> The area was surveyed on December 5, 1550, and the town was called ''Santa Barvola''. In 1643, the town was sacked by the

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. The area suffered

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but recovered in the 18th century. It was renamed in 1916, ''Casa'' being the name of a stream near the town.

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SANTA BARBARA DE CASA
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