Baños de Río Tobía is a village of
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, an ...
, in
Spain
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. Located near the
Najerilla river, in 2021 it had a population of 1,583 inhabitants. Its
Chorizo, wood and plywood industry is notable.
Places of Interest
* Town Hall: 16th century.
* Salazar´s Palace: 17th century.
* Church of
Saint Pelagius: 16th century.
* Hermitage of the Rosary: 17th century.
* Hermitage of the Virgin of Los Parrales. South of the town center.
File:Baños de Río Tobía - Iglesia de San Pelayo 31371889.jpg, Church of Saint Pelagius.
File:Baños de Río Tobía - Ermita del Rosario 31371196.jpg, Hermitage of the Rosary.
File:Ermita de los Parrales-Baños de Rio Tobia-14649.jpg, Hermitage of the Virgin of Los Parrales.
File:Baños de Río Tobía - Palacio Salazar 31371234.jpg, Salazar Palace.
Feasts and festivals
Its main festivals are held from September 20 to 24, in honor of
San Mateo and La Virgen de Los Parrales. On the Sunday before September 21, the Chorizo Festival is celebrated, during which
chorizo is distributed among the thousands of attendees and the pig is slaughtered in its traditional way. In February, the "quintos" celebrate their party.
Mayors
Notable people
* Juan Jose Garcia Failde judge of the
Roman Rota
The Roman Rota, formally the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota ( la, Tribunal Apostolicum Rotae Romanae), and anciently the Apostolic Court of Audience, is the highest appellate tribunal of the Catholic Church, with respect to both Latin-r ...
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Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Eduardo Martínez Somalo (; 31 March 1927 – 10 August 2021) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the Roman Curia, first in the Secretariat of State from 1956 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1988, and then l ...
(1927–2021):
Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and
Camerlengo of the Pope until 200
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Abel San Martín "Barberito I" (1927–1980):
Pelotari Spanish champion in the individual category.
* Domingo Salazar (1525–1594):
Archbishop de
Manila
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.
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Benito Ignacio de Salazar (1615–1692)
Bishop of Barcelona
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin rite Catholic metropolitan archbishopric in northeastern Spain's Catalonia region.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i ...
and president of the
General Deputation of Catalonia between (1689–1692).
Sports
Baños de Río Tobía has a soccer team, the Club Deportivo Bañuelos, founded in
1982, this club competes in
Regional Preferente de Rioja. They dress in full red, with white details. The CD Bañuelos played 2 seasons in the
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
.
Annually, on the last Saturday of April, there is a night walk of about 63 km (39 miles) that goes from
Logroño
Logroño () is the capital of the province of La Rioja, situated in northern Spain. Traversed in its northern part by the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as the Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed b ...
to the
Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, this night walk is known as
La Valvanerada. The town collaborates in its organization by distributing supplies with a chocolate bar and carrying out controls.
An amateur
Mano pelota championship takes place during the summer, bringing together numerous competitors from different categories. "The day of the bicycle" is another sports activity, organized in June, a march takes place around the town, attended by a good part of its inhabitants.
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)