La Carballeda () is a ''

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

'' located in the northwest of the

province of Zamora Zamora () is a Provinces of Spain, province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Province of Ourense, Ourense, Province of Le� ...

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, western

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. Its area is 1,216.54 km². Despite the strong identity of its inhabitants, this

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has not been able to achieve the necessary legal recognition for its administrative development. Therefore its municipalities have resorted to organizing themselves in , the only legal formula that has allowed the region to manage its public municipal resources meaningfully. The capital of the province is Mombuey and the most populated town is Villardeciervos, even though its population is only 491. The name 'La Carballeda' originated in the great number of ''

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'' oaks, locally known as ''carballos'', in the comarca. The

Sierra de la Culebra The Sierra de la Culebra, or Serra da Coroa (in Portuguese), is a mountain range in Castile and León, northwest Spain, and northeastern Portugal. It lies 7 km south of Puebla de Sanabria in the comarcas of Aliste, Sanabria and La Carballed ...

mountain range, one of the few areas in Western Europe having a sizeable population of wild

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, is located in the southwest of the comarca.

Municipalities

Some of the villages included in the historical comarca are part of municipalities which are now included the Sanabria comarca. *

Cernadilla Cernadilla is a municipality located in La Carballeda comarca, province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2009 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, ...

Anta de Tera Anta may refer to: Biology * Fava d'anta, a tree found in Brazil * South American tapir, known in Portuguese as '' * ''Phytelephas seemannii'', known in Quechua and Choco as '' Places Peru * Anta, Ancash, a village in Carhuaz Province, Ancash Re ...

** San Salvador de Palazuelos ** Valdemerilla * Espadañedo ** Carbajales de la Encomienda ** Farmamontanos de la Sierra ** Letrillas ** Utrera de la Encomienda ** Vega del Castillo * Justel **

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** Villalverde *

Manzanal de Arriba Manzanal de Arriba is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 439 inhabitants. See also * Sandin *List of municipalities in Zamora ...

** Codesal ** Folgoso de La Carballeda ** Linarejos ** Pedroso ** Sagallos ** Sandin ** Santa Cruz de Los Cuérragos *

Manzanal de los Infantes Manzanal de los Infantes () is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and ...

** Donadillo ** Dornillas ** Lanseros ** Otero de Centenos ** Sejas de Sanabria * Molezuelas de la Carballeda * Mombuey ** Fresno de la Carballeda **

Valparaíso Valparaíso () is a major city, Communes of Chile, commune, Port, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Valparaíso was originally named after Valparaíso de Arriba, in Castilla–La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha, Spain ...

* Muelas de los Caballeros ** Donado ** Gramedo * Otero de Bodas ** Val de Santa María * Peque *

Rionegro del Puente Rionegro del Puente is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León Castile and León is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Castile and León is the largest autonomous commun ...

** Santa Eulalia del Río Negro ** Valleluengo ** Villar de Farfón * Villardeciervos ** Cional ** Manzanal de Abajo

External links

Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas

Asociación Cultural Las Raíces , Codesal

Web sobre Codesal

Página Web de la Villa de Mombuey, Templarios en Carballeda, Mapa de la Comarca

Página oficial de la Asociación "Diego de Losada"

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