Iriépal
Iriépal is a village (''pedanía'') belonging to the Spanish municipality of Guadalajara, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. The GU-905 road links Iriépal to the city of Guadalajara. Name According to Manuel Fernández Escalante the toponym Iriépal may be connected to the Basque → ('city of the valley'), while Javier de Hoz stressed the -pal ending as connected to the Latin ('swamp'). History A former municipality, Iriépal was absorbed by the provincial capital in 1969, together with Valdenoches and Taracena Taracena is a village (''pedanía'') belonging to the municipality of Guadalajara, Spain. It lies near the A-2. History The area of Taracena has been often identified (including by Adolf Schulten Adolf Schulten (27 May 1870 – 19 March .... References Guadalajara, Spain Populated places in the Province of Guadalajara {{CastillaLaMancha-geo-stub ...
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Guadalajara, Spain
Guadalajara (, ) is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Guadalajara. Lying on the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at roughly metres above sea level, the city straddles the Henares River. it has a population of 86,222 which makes it the region's second most populated municipality. History Alleged identification with ''Arriaca'' A Roman town called ''Arriaca'', possibly founded by a pre-Roman culture, is known to have been located in that region. There is however no archeological proof of its existence, only references in texts such as the '' Ruta Antonina'', which describe it as being in the hands of the Carpetani when encountered by the Romans. The city, as ''Caracca'', was incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconens