Ajo is the capital of
Bareyo municipality in
Cantabria
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, Spain. The town is from
Santander.
History
The first historical written reference to Ajo (Asio) is in the "Liber Testamentarum" of
Oviedo Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (, ) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain.
The Cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo to ...
from 923, in which the King
Ordoño II of León
Ordoño II ( – June 924, León) was a king of Galicia from 910, and king of Galicia and León from 914 until his death. He was an energetic ruler who submitted the kingdom of Leon to his control and fought successfully against the Muslims, ...
donated the church of San Juan de Asio. Popular etymology without any basis says that the name comes from the great quantity of
garlic
Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus '' Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to central and south Asia, str ...
that the town's inhabitants consumed and that gave the locality a typical smell.
Economy
25% of the population of the municipality works in the primary sector, 19.1% in construction, 9.5% in industry and 46.4% in the services sector. The jobs of more than 78% of the population are related to the garlic industry.
Means of information
The municipal corporation has published since 2007 the Ojerada magazine, which reports on various activities in the municipality.
Revista Municipal "Ojerada"
. aytobareyo.org
Since 2010, the municipality has a means of information managed by neighbors that has become a reference for local information in Cantabria. It is the Bareyo Digital or Bareyo Digital Media.
References
External links
* http://www.aytobareyo.org/
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Populated places in Cantabria