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What to see and do in Malcocinado

What to see and do in Malcocinado (Campiña Sur, Badajoz): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Malcocinado

Malcocinado
Village
Municipality of 343 inhabitants (2025) at 601 m altitude over a small territory of 26.2 km², at the southeastern tip of the province. It split off from Guadalcanal (Sevilla) by royal order of April 12, 1842, appearing in the census of that same year under the name 'Villanueva de la Victoria'; in 1857 it had 886 inhabitants in 208 houses.
Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua (Malcocinado)
Monument
The parish church, from the late 18th century, with a single nave divided by brick arches, changed its dedication from la Purísima Concepción to San Antonio de Padua in 1862. The municipality also preserves traditional irrigated plots, two waterwheels, an oil mill, and the fountains of la Machacona and del Pilar Grande.
'El Campesino', militar nacido en Malcocinado
Curiosity
The soldier Valentín González González, known as 'El Campesino' and a famous Republican military commander during the Spanish Civil War, was born in Malcocinado in 1909.