Alcocero de Mola

Alcocero de Mola
Municipality and town

View of Alcocero de Mola, 2009

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Municipal location of Alcocero de Mola in Burgos province
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Comarca La Bureba
Area
  Total 8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation 795 m (2,608 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 32
  Density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 09258
Website http://www.alcocerodemola.es/

Alcocero de Mola is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 53 inhabitants. The town was known only as Alcocero until 1938, when Francoist authorities renamed the village in honour of General Emilio Mola, who died in a plane crash near Alcocero on 3 June 1937.

Monument erected in 1939 in memory of General Emilio Mola, who died in a plane crash near Alcocero in 1937.

Coordinates: 42°28′N 3°21′W / 42.467°N 3.350°W / 42.467; -3.350


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