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| Coordinates: 39°15′57″N 3°7′37″W / 39.26583°N 3.12694°W / 39.26583; -3.12694 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Ciudad Real |
| Municipality | Alcázar de San Juan |
Alameda de Cervera is a settlement (pedanía) belonging to the municipality of Alcázar de San Juan,[1] Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. As of 2023, it had a population of around 300.[2]
History
In the context of the traditional saltpetre production in the area recorded since at least the 16th century, the Fábrica de Pólvora de la Real Hacienda was developed in the village, featuring four gunpowder mills.[3] Gunpowder production peaked in the 17th century.[4] Due to the insufficient flow for the mills caused by water usage upstream, the mills were moved to the surroundings of Ruidera in the 1780s.[1] The village features remains of the infrastructure of the incomplete Enlightenment project of the Canal del Gran Prior ('Grand Prior's Canal') designed by Juan de Villanueva and intended to carry water from the Lagunas de Ruidera across the lands of the Campo de San Juan.[5]
References
- Sánchez Sánchez 2023, p. 29.
- Patón Ponce, Joaquín (19 May 2023). "Árboles singulares de Tomelloso y comarca: El fresno de hoja estrecha en La Alameda de Cervera". La Voz de Tomelloso.
- Sánchez Sánchez, Jesús (2023). "Ingeniería hidráulica en la Mancha. El sueño de navegar por Despeñaperros frente al sueño de irrigar la Mancha. Los canales del Gran prior y de Lemaur" (PDF). Cuadernos Cervantinos. 25. Sociedad Cervantina de Alcázar de San Juan: 29. ISSN 2531-0356.
- "Las teselas de la industria y la obtención de salitre y pólvora en Alcázar de San Juan profundizan en la historia de la ciudad como capital de referencia en el siglo XVI". Mancha Media. 8 November 2020.
- "Recuperan uno de los puentes más peculiares e históricos de Castilla-La Mancha". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 16 February 2022 – via El Español.