Jerez de los Caballeros (esp)

Jerez de los Caballeros

Jerez de los Caballeros ranks 8,163rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint Ann's Bay, Bailovo, and Cingoli. Memorable people born in Jerez de los Caballeros include Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Hernando de Soto. Jerez de los Caballeros has been the birth place of many explorers. Jerez de los Caballeros is located in Spain.

Jerez de los Caballeros is a town of south-western Spain, in the province of Badajoz. It is located on two hills overlooking the River Ardila, a tributary of the Guadiana, 18 km east of the Portuguese border. The old town is surrounded by a Moorish wall with six gates. The newer portion is well built, and has numerous orange and other fruit trees. Its main industry is in agricultural production, especially in ham and bacon from herds of swine which are reared in the surrounding oak forests. The town is said to have been founded by Alfonso IX of Leon in 1229; in 1232 it was extended by his son Ferdinand III the Saint, who gave it to the Knights Templar. Hence the name Jerez de los Caballeros, Jerez of the Knights. Read more on Wikipedia