Ricote | |
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.jpg) View of Ricote | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location in Murcia | |
  Ricote Location in Murcia  Ricote Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°9′N 1°22′W / 38.150°N 1.367°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Region of Murcia |
| Province | Region of Murcia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,301 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia) |
| Website | Official website  |
Ricote is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 1,509 (2004) and an area of 87.7 km2.[2]
Ricote had a community of Moriscos until their expulsion from Spain in 1609. Govert Westerveld [3] and Francisco Márquez Villanueva[4] believe that the name of the Morisco character Ricote in Don Quixote is derived from the village.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Ricote (in Spanish)
- ^ Westerveld, Govert (2007). Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Ana Félix y el morisco Ricote del Valle de Ricote en "Don Quijote II" del año 1615. (capítulos 54, 55, 63, 64 y 65). ISBN 84-923151-5-6
- ^ Marquez Villanueva, Francisco (2010) Moros, moriscos y turcos en Cervantes. Ensayos críticos. ISBN 978-84-7290-498-9.