La Maragatería or País de los Maragatos (''Tierra de Maragatos'' in

Leonese language Leonese (''llionés, ḷḷionés, lionés'') is a set of vernacular Romance languages, Romance language varieties spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León (historical region), León in Spain (the modern provi ...

), is an ancient

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or traditional comarca in the landlocked Province of León,

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. It borders with La Cepeda comarca in the north, La Valduerna in the south, with the comarcas of El Bierzo 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".

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

) 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.

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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Municipalities

Culture

See also

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