El Carche (el Carxe in Valencian), is a mountainous region in Murcia, Spain, lying between the municipalities Jumilla and Yecla. The mountains reach an altitude of 1,371 metres at the Pico de la Madama and part of the region has the status of regional park (parque regional). Three villages border the park: Raspay, La Alberquilla, and Carche with a total of 182 inhabitants (2005). Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Land of Valencia (Spain) to refer to the language also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Capital Murcia Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... Jumilla is a wine-producing region in southern Spain. ... Yecla is a town in eastern Spain, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia. ...

Map of the valencian zone in el Carche, according to studies by Manuel Sanchis i Guarner. Place names on the map are in Catalan

Other meanings

The name also refers to an extended zone within the Murcian municipalities Yecla, Jumilla and Abanilla with towns in which part of the population speaks Valencian.^[1]. It covers an area of about 300 square kilometres and has 533 registered citizens (2005). Abanilla is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Murcia in the Autonomous Community of Murcia. ... Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Land of Valencia (Spain) to refer to the language also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon...

It is also the name of a hamlet, the largest town in the region in terms of surface area, but the smallest in population. A detail of the engraving of Daniel Maclises 1842 painting The Play-scene in Hamlet, portraying the moment when the guilt of Claudius is revealed. ...

Catalan/Valencian language in Murcia

Following sociolinguistic research carried out by Pere Barnils and Antoni Girera, who published their results in Dialectes Catalans in 1919, in El valencià in 1921, and in Butlletí de Dialectología Catalana VII, el Carche became known for the first time as an area where Valencian was spoken. Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Land of Valencia (Spain) to refer to the language also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon...

Later, Manuel Sanchis i Guarner analyzed in detail the distinctive treats of the dialect spoken there. Even though Catalan is not officially recognized in Murcia, the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua organizes classes in Valencian in Yecla upon request of the respective municipality. The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (Valencian Academy of Language) is an institution created on September 16, 1998, which depends on the Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana. ... Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Land of Valencia (Spain) to refer to the language also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

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History

After the expulsion of the Moriscos in the 17th century, large parts of Yecla, Jumilla as well as Abanilla have remained depopulated. These areas have been used as pasture land from 1878 to 1887 and later for agriculture. Morisco (Spanish Moor-like) or mourisco (Portuguese) is a term referring to a kind of New Christian in Spain and Portugal. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Abanilla is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Murcia in the Autonomous Community of Murcia. ... Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

Since then these areas have been the focus of an intense emigration of Valencian speaking agricultural workers from the neighbouring Vinalopó valley in the Alicante province, especially from the area around the town of Pinoso, carrying their language with them. The greater bulk of Valencian speakers made it into the area in relatively recent times, by the 19th and 20th centuries, which explains why this piece of land was never a part of the historic Kingdom of Valencia and therefore it lies out of the boundaries of the modern day Valencian Community. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Immigration. ... Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Land of Valencia (Spain) to refer to the language also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. ... History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... History of Spain Series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The Aragonese Empire was the regime... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area  – total  – % of Spain Ranked 8th  23 255 km²  4,6% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 4th  4 326 708  10,3%  186,05/km² Demonym  – English  – Valencian  – Spanish  Valencian  valencià/valenciana  valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10...

Those people settled in the plains forming the source for the Abanilla and Raja, in some cases -Carrascalejo, los Pinillos- also further north almost up to Yecla, and always within reach of the mountains of Carche, after which the Comarca is called. They founded about twenty small towns and places which never managed to reach administrative independency from either the municipalities of Yecla and Jumilla - the hamlets of la Arbequilla, la Raja, la Torre del Rico, la Cañada del Trigo and la Sarsa - or from Abanilla - the hamlets of el Collado de los Gabrieles, Cañada de la Leña and Umbría de la Sarsa. == Headline text == Plains is the name of several places in the [[United usyduisaydashdsdsjdn Plains, North Lanarkshire, Scotland There are also The Plains, Ohio; Plainsboro, New Jersey; and Plainville, Kansas You might also be looking for the geographical feature plain; or the Plains Indians. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ...

Demography

Due to substantial emigration, mainly caused by an agricultural crisis, the population of the region of el Carche, which was about 3,000 in 1950, currently numbers 500. Some of the hamlets, especially those with scattered settlements, are now completely abandoned. Most of the inhabitants, although still registered as residents in el Carche, live in the Murcian villages Yecla and Jumilla or in the Valencian village Pinoso and only commute into the area to carry out their jobs related to agriculture. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Immigration. ... A crisis is a turning point or decisive moment in events. ... The word Hamlet has more than one use: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a play by William Shakespeare, and the main character therein. ... A reference to colonization, or the resulting communities. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Yecla is a town in eastern Spain, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia. ... Jumilla is a wine-producing region in southern Spain. ...

Population distribution:

• In the municipality Jumilla:
  • Torre del Rico, 59 inhabitants.
  • El Carche, 35 inhabitants.
  • Cañada del Trigo, 158 inhabitants,
• Raspay, 129 inhabitants, Yecla.
• Cañada de la Leña, 152 inhabitants, Abanilla.

References

1. ^ Limorti, Ester; Artur Quintana (1998): El Carxe. Recull de literatura popular valenciana de Múrcia, Instituto de Cultura "Juan Gil-Albert" / Diputación Provincial de Alicante, Alicante. ISBN 84-7784-315-5