San Bartolomé de Pinares

San Bartolomé de Pinares, Spain
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceÁvila
MunicipalitySan Bartolomé de Pinares
Area
 • Total74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
(2018)[1]
 • Total553
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

San Bartolomé de Pinares is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain, with a population of 627 inhabitants (2011 census, INE). Only 20 km from Ávila, it has long been important for its livestock.

Named for St. Bartholomew, the village is often associated with the local Herrerian style church Iglesia de San Bartolomé Apóstol.

The teacher and journalist Juan Grande Martín (January 12, 1914 – November 13, 1981) was born here.[citation needed]

Festival

Rider and horse cross a bonfire during the purifying ritual of the Luminarias festival.

Each year on January 16, the eve of the festival of Saint Anthony, the town celebrates the traditional Luminarias festival.[2] Purportedly held for five centuries, the origins of the festival trace back to a ritual purification to preserve the health of the horses in the village.[3] Bonfires are lit in the central streets, and horses jump through the flames, with the smoke intended to protect the animals from disease.

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Register of Spain 2018". National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ Perez, Sergio (2013-02-01). "Riding through flames and fury". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ^ Wohlwender, Mark (2016-01-17). "Las Luminarias: a Spanish festival of fire and horses". the Guardian. Retrieved 2019-01-29.

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Coordinates: 40°33′N 4°32′W / 40.550°N 4.533°W / 40.550; -4.533



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