Campo, Aragon
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Campo (Spanish: [ˈkampo]; Catalan: [ˈkampu]) is a town in the county of Ribagorza, in the province of Huesca, in Aragon, Spain. Situated in a valley between 2 rivers, the Esera and Rialbo, it is surrounded by snow-capped Pyrenean mountain peaks: most notably, the Turbón (2.492 m) and Cotiella (2.912 m).[1][2]
The town's municipal district includes the hamlet of Beleder, locally known as Belbedé, 2 km north of Campo.
Due to the landlock created by the mountains, the locals continue to speak the centuries-old Patues (Patois), colloquially known as "Fabla", a Ribagorçan dialect derived from Vulgar Latin, Navarro-Aragonese, southern Gascon, and Castillian.
It is also the birthplace of Gaspar Torrente (1888–1970), an early 20th Century promoter of Aragonese identity and nationalism and a founding father and leader of the Aragonese Nationalist party, 'Estado Aragonés'.
References[]
- ^ RadioHuesca. "Campo entre los diez Ayuntamientos de España con más deuda por habitante". Radio Huesca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Ribagorza portal de la comarca. Pirineo Huesca Aragón Catalunya España. Turismo Benasque Huesca Graus Benabarre Valle Boí". web.archive.org. 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- Municipalities in the Province of Huesca