When the Roman legions arrived to the area, it was the territory of the Autrigones tribe.
After the Berber withdrawal, Alfonso II's depopulation (circa 742) and the razzias undertaken at the turn of the ninth century, the Montes de Oca were repopulated mainly by Astures, Cantabri, Visigoths, and Vascones (Basques) in the mid-ninth century, although remained border between the County of Castile with the Caliphate of Córdoba and its allies for at least a century and was afterwards border between kingdom of Castile and the kingdom of Navarre till the mid-twelfth century. During this period the shire to which belonged change from one kingdom to another until finally passed to the kingdom of Castile after an award, in 1146.
Administrative Entitiesedit
The comarca capital is Belorado and this small city agrees with its old judicial party, excluding Alcocero de Mola.
Municipalities (26)edit
The comarca contains the following municipalities:[1]
montes, comarca, montes, comarca, located, east, province, burgos, autonomous, community, castile, león, bounded, north, bureba, south, sierra, demanda, comarca, east, province, rioja, west, alfoz, burgos, montes, ocacomarcacountry, spainautonomous, communityc. Montes de Oca is a comarca located east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon It is bounded on the north by La Bureba south by the Sierra de la Demanda comarca on the east by the province of La Rioja and west by the Alfoz de Burgos Montes de OcaComarcaCountry SpainAutonomous communityCastile and LeonProvinceBurgosCapitalBeloradoTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Largest municipalityBelorado Contents 1 History 2 Administrative Entities 2 1 Municipalities 26 2 2 Minor Local Entities 26 2 3 Villages 12 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editWhen the Roman legions arrived to the area it was the territory of the Autrigones tribe After the Berber withdrawal Alfonso II s depopulation circa 742 and the razzias undertaken at the turn of the ninth century the Montes de Oca were repopulated mainly by Astures Cantabri Visigoths and Vascones Basques in the mid ninth century although remained border between the County of Castile with the Caliphate of Cordoba and its allies for at least a century and was afterwards border between kingdom of Castile and the kingdom of Navarre till the mid twelfth century During this period the shire to which belonged change from one kingdom to another until finally passed to the kingdom of Castile after an award in 1146 Administrative Entities editThe comarca capital is Belorado and this small city agrees with its old judicial party excluding Alcocero de Mola Municipalities 26 edit The comarca contains the following municipalities 1 Arraya de Oca Bascunana Belorado Carrias Castildelgado Cerezo de Rio Tiron Cerraton de Juarros Espinosa del Camino Fresneda de la Sierra Tiron Fresnena Fresno de Rio Tiron Ibrillos Pradoluengo Rabanos Redecilla del Camino Redecilla del Campo San Vicente del Valle Santa Cruz del Valle Urbion Tosantos Valle de Oca Valmala Viloria de Rioja Villaescusa la Sombria Villafranca Montes de Oca Villagalijo Villambistia Minor Local Entities 26 edit The name of the municipality the entity belongs to is in parentheses Alarcia Rabanos Cueva Cardiel Oca Espinosa del Monte San Vicente Eterna Burgos Belorado Ezquerra Villagalijo Fresnena Garganchon Pradoluengo Ocon de Villafranca Villafranca Puras de Villafranca Belorado Quintanaloranco Belorado Quintanilla del Monte en Rioja Redecilla del Campo Quintanilla del Monte en Juarros Villaescusa Rabanos San Clemente del Valle San Vicente San Pedro del Monte en Rioja Bascunana Santa Olalla del Valle Villagalijo Sotillo de Rioja Redecilla del Campo Turrientes Cerraton Villaescusa la Solana Villaescusa Villaescusa la Sombria Villalbos Oca Villalmondar Oca Villalomez Oca Villamayor del Rio Fresnena Villamudria Rabanos Villanasur Rio de Oca Oca Villages 12 edit Ahedillo Alarcia D Alba Villafranca D Avellanosa de Rioja Belorado Castil de Carrias Belorado Loranquillo Belorado Mozoncillo de Oca Oca Pradilla de Belorado Fresneda Quintanilla de las Duenas Cerezo San Cristobal del Monte Fresnena San Miguel de Pedroso Belorado San Otero Cerraton Soto del Valle Santa Cruz See also edit nbsp Shires of the province of Burgos Paramos Alfoz de Burgos Odra y Pisuerga Arlanza Ribera del Duero Merindades Ebro La Bureba Montes de Oca Sierra de la Demanda Province of Burgos Comarcas of SpainReferences edit Montes de Oca www geopostcodes com Retrieved 2017 12 29 External links editwebsite of the Province of Burgos delegation 42 24 09 N 3 12 39 W 42 4025 N 3 2109 W 42 4025 3 2109 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montes de Oca comarca amp oldid 1011444826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
