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Location of la Maragateria in the province of Leon
Characteristic Maragato stone houses in
Valdespino de Somoza
.
Traditional adorments of a Maragata
Detail of the mouthpiece of a
Chifla
, traditional
flute
from La Maragateria
La Maragateria
or
Pais de los Maragatos
(
Tierra de Maragatos
in
Leonese language
), is an ancient
historical region
or traditional comarca in the landlocked
Province of Leon
,
Spain
. It borders with
La Cepeda
comarca in the north,
La Valduerna
in the south, with the comarcas of
El Bierzo
and
La Cabrera
in the west and southwest, and in the east with
La Vega del Tuerto
and La Valduerna.
La Maragateria encompasses lesser comarcas, like the
Alta Maragateria
,
Baja Maragateria
and the
Somoza Comarca
. Its inhabitants are known as "Maragatos".
Leonese language
is widely used in this shire.
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Municipalities
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The main municipalities making up the comarca are:
Culture
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The Maragatos form a small ethnic and cultural community with distinctive customs and architecture. The Maragata women used to wear a striking regional dress that made them stand out when they travelled to other parts of Spain.
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Cocido Maragato
(
Cociu maragatu
in
Leonese language
) is a traditional local soup dish with meat.
Tierra de Maragatos has its own traditional way of building stone houses with large doors. Some of them have been preserved.
See also
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References
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- ^
Victoriano Martin Rubio,
El habla Maragata - Contribucion a su estudio.
Valladolid, 1985.
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Laureano Manuel Rubio Perez,
Los maragatos : origen, mitos y realidades
. 2003.
ISBN
978-84-607-7629-1
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External links
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