Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. The 2004 census indicated the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.
Geography
The town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, west of Burgos and northeast of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.History
Name
The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos in 1627 during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain. In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.There have been several anti-Jewish incidents since the name change.
In 2022, the town inaugurated a Sephardic Jewish memorial center to pay tribute to its history of Sephardic Jewry.