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The municipality of Alosno (4,428 inhabitants in 2008; 19,300 ha) is located 40 km north of Huelva.
Alosno was founded in 1444 a few kilometers from the mining village of El Portichuelo, where the acid waters released during the mining process had made agricutlture and cattle-breeding no longer possible. El Portichuelo has been known since the 13th century, as allocated by King Alfonso X the Wise to the Duchy of Medinasidonia. From the end of the 19th century to the last decades, Alosno mostly lived from mining.
Alosno is the birth town of the flamenco singer Paco Toronjo (Francisco Antonio Gómez Arreciado, 1928-1998), famous for his "Biblic" songs and often considered as the best fandango singer ever. The National Contest of Fandangos of Huelva and its Province "Paco Toronjo" takes place every year in Alosno, self-styled "The Cradle of Huelva Fandango." The boxer Pedro Carrasco García (1943-2001), WBC World's Lightweight champion (1971-1972), with a record of 106-3-2 (66 KOs), was also born in Alosno.
Source: Municipal website, Paco Toronjo in Carlos Saura's movie "Flamenco" (1995)
Ivan Sache, 15 Jul 2009
The flag of Alosno was approved by the Municipal Council on 7 February 2005 and submitted on 31 March 2005 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed it by Decree on 14 April 2005, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 82 on 28 April 2005.
The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:
Rectangular panel, in proportions 11 x 18, white with three horizontal red stripes, centered. All over in the middle, the local coat of arms.
The symbols should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with their official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not appended to the Decree).
Source: BOJA No. 82, p. 28, 28 Apr 2005
Ivan Sache, 15 Jul 2009
