Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km2. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.'
During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.
Politics +Mayors of Alfaro since 1956TermMayorPolitical Party1956Manuel Navajas Llorente —Enrique Tosantos Salazar—1956 - 1957Manuel Castillo Castillo—1957 - 1958José Ignacio de la Torre Belsué —1958 - 1959Victorianos Ruiz Ramos—1959 - 1971Emilio Bustamante Martín—1971 - 1972Félix Arbizu Lestau—1972 - 1974Eugenio Hernández Varea—1974 - 1977Mariano Cuartero Ezpeleta—1977 - 1979José Luis Prusen Vicente—
Landmarks Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel, Alfaro Church of Nuestra Señora del Burgo Plaza de Toros de Alfaro
Festivals Festival dates in Alfaro: Storks Day - during the first weekend in February San Isidro—Spring Festival - May 15 San Roque—Summer Festival - August 14 Holy Mary Burgo—September Festival - September 9
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References
External links
official Alfaro city website
All about the hispanic surname Alfaro