Baños de Río Tobía
Baños de Río Tobía is a village of La Rioja, in Spain. 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.
- Places of interest in Baños de Río Tobía
- Church of Saint Pelagius.
- Hermitage of the Rosary.
- Hermitage of the Virgin of Los Parrales.
- 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
Term | Mayor | Political Party |
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1979–1983 | Simón García Ceña | Independent |
1983–1987 | Juan José Altuzarra Arenzana | Independent |
1987–1991 | Juan José Altuzarra Arenzana | UCD |
1991–1995 | Juan José Altuzarra Arenzana | UCD |
1995–1999 | Esteban Ignacio Martínez Cornejo | PP |
1999–2003 | Esteban Ignacio Martínez Cornejo | PP |
2003–2007 | Jesús Clemente García González | PSOE |
2007–2011 | Jesús Clemente García González | PSOE |
2011–2015 | Fulgencio Francisco Fernández Pablo | PP |
2015–2019 | David Villoslada García | PSOE |
2019–2023 | David Villoslada García | PSOE |
2023– | n/d | n/d |
Notable people
- Juan Jose Garcia Failde judge of the Roman Rota
- Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927–2021): Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Camerlengo of the Pope until 2007.[1]
- Abel San Martín "Barberito I" (1927–1980): Pelotari Spanish champion in the individual category.
- Domingo Salazar (1525–1594): Archbishop de Manila.
- Benito Ignacio de Salazar (1615–1692) Bishop of Barcelona 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.
Annually, on the last Saturday of April, there is a night walk of about 63 km (39 miles) that goes from Logroño 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
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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- Ajamil
- Albelda de Iregua
- Alberite
- Alcanadre
- Aldeanueva de Ebro
- Alesanco
- Alesón
- Alfaro
- Almarza de Cameros
- Anguciana
- Anguiano
- Arenzana de Abajo
- Arenzana de Arriba
- Arnedillo
- Arnedo
- Arrúbal
- Ausejo
- Autol
- Azofra
- Badarán
- Bañares
- Baños de Rioja
- Baños de Río Tobía
- Berceo
- Bergasa
- Bergasillas Bajera
- Bezares
- Bobadilla
- Brieva de Cameros
- Briones
- Briñas
- Cabezón de Cameros
- Calahorra
- Camprovín
- Canales de la Sierra
- Canillas de Río Tuerto
- Casalarreina
- Castañares de Rioja
- Castroviejo
- Cañas
- Cellorigo
- Cenicero
- Cervera del Río Alhama
- Cidamón
- Cihuri
- Cirueña
- Clavijo
- Cordovín
- Corera
- Cornago
- Corporales
- Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón
- Cárdenas
- Daroca de Rioja
- El Rasillo de Cameros
- El Redal
- El Villar de Arnedo
- Enciso
- Entrena
- Estollo
- Ezcaray
- Foncea
- Fonzaleche
- Fuenmayor
- Galbárruli
- Galilea
- Gallinero de Cameros
- Gimileo
- Grañón
- Grávalos
- Haro
- Herce
- Herramélluri
- Hervías
- Hormilla
- Hormilleja
- Hornillos de Cameros
- Hornos de Moncalvillo
- Huércanos
- Igea
- Jalón de Cameros
- Laguna de Cameros
- Lagunilla del Jubera
- Lardero
- Ledesma de la Cogolla
- Leiva
- Leza de Río Leza
- Logroño
- Lumbreras
- Manjarrés
- Mansilla de la Sierra
- Manzanares de Rioja
- Matute
- Medrano
- Munilla
- Murillo de Río Leza
- Muro de Aguas
- Muro en Cameros
- Nalda
- Navajún
- Navarrete
- Nestares
- Nieva de Cameros
- Nájera
- Ochánduri
- Ocón
- Ojacastro
- Ollauri
- Ortigosa de Cameros
- Pazuengos
- Pedroso
- Pinillos
- Pradejón
- Pradillo
- Préjano
- Quel
- Rabanera
- Ribafrecha
- Rincón de Soto
- Robres del Castillo
- Rodezno
- Sajazarra
- San Asensio
- San Millán de Yécora
- San Millán de la Cogolla
- San Román de Cameros
- San Torcuato
- San Vicente de la Sonsierra
- Santa Coloma
- Santa Engracia del Jubera
- Santa Eulalia Bajera
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada
- Santurde de Rioja
- Santurdejo
- Sojuela
- Sorzano
- Soto en Cameros
- Sotés
- Terroba
- Tirgo
- Tobía
- Tormantos
- Torre en Cameros
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- Torrecilla sobre Alesanco
- Torremontalbo
- Treviana
- Tricio
- Tudelilla
- Uruñuela
- Valdemadera
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- Ventosa
- Ventrosa
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- Villalba de Rioja
- Villalobar de Rioja
- Villamediana de Iregua
- Villanueva de Cameros
- Villar de Torre
- Villarejo
- Villarroya
- Villarta-Quintana
- Villavelayo
- Villaverde de Rioja
- Villoslada de Cameros
- Viniegra de Abajo
- Viniegra de Arriba
- Zarratón
- Zarzosa
- Zorraquín