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The emptying of Santa Cruz de la Zarza

Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo

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The emptying of Santa Cruz de la Zarza

Historical milestone · Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo

Image of Santa Cruz de la Zarza, not of the place itself.

The municipality peaked in the 1950s with 6,258 inhabitants and has since lost a third of its population. The mechanisation of farming and emigration to Madrid explain the change in one of the historically most populated towns of the Mesa.

1950-2021

Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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