Lécera
Encyclopedia
Lécera is a municipality located in the Campo de Belchite
comarca, province of Zaragoza
, Aragon
, Spain
. According to the 2004 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 777 inhabitants.
and Van-Halen
that led to an exchange of prisoners of war in the First Carlist War
.
Campo de Belchite
Campo de Belchite is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Zaragoza Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley.The administrative capital is Belchite, with 1,647 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca....
comarca, province of Zaragoza
Zaragoza (province)
Zaragoza is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in Zaragoza include Calatayud, Borja, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Ejea de los Caballeros and Tarazona.Its...
, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. According to the 2004 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 777 inhabitants.
History
Lécera is known for the Treaty of Lécera (Tratado de Lécera or Convenio de Segura) between Generals CabreraRamón Cabrera
Ramon Cabrera y Griñó was a Carlist general of Spain.He was born at Tortosa, province of Tarragona, Spain. As his family had in their gift two chaplaincies, young Cabrera was sent to the seminary of Tortosa, where he made himself conspicuous as an unruly pupil, ever mixed up in disturbances and...
and Van-Halen
Juan Van Halen
Juan Van Halen y Sarti , , was a Spanish military and liberal from Flemish ancestors, and Colonel in a Russian Caucasus Dragoon's Regiment for 18 months, until his removal by Tsar Alexander I of Russia.Aged 15, he traveled in 1803 from Cadiz on the frigate "Anfitrite" as a...
that led to an exchange of prisoners of war in the First Carlist War
First Carlist War
The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833-1839.-Historical background:At the beginning of the 18th century, Philip V, the first Bourbon king of Spain, promulgated the Salic Law, which declared illegal the inheritance of the Spanish crown by women...
.