Place · Mira
Fuencaliente
Fuencaliente was a hamlet in the municipality of Mira, near Cueva Santa del Cabriel, submerged when Contreras reservoir closed in 1975. The cave takes one of its names from it: Cueva Santa de Fuencaliente.
- Municipality
- Mira
- Fuencaliente
- Mira
- Contreras reservoir
- Cabriel
- Abandoned settlement
Beside the Cabriel, within the municipality of Mira, stood the hamlet of Fuencaliente, very close to Cueva Santa, to which it gave one of its names: Cueva Santa de Fuencaliente. In 1975 the Contreras reservoir covered the hamlet. Its residents moved away, and the village was left beneath the water.
It is one of the hamlets of the Serranía that lost their population because of construction work rather than emigration: the Serranía that emptied.
Combine with
Cueva Santa del Cabriel, with its pilgrimage.
Frequently asked questions
When was it flooded?
In 1975, with Contreras reservoir, according to the study of Cueva Santa by Moneo and others. No figures have been published for how many families left.
Carry on from here
Rivers and basins
Following the water from Fuencaliente
Follow these watercourses to where they meet, to their villages and to the memories of their basin.
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Fuencaliente with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
Where the data on this page come from
- Name
- Municipality (INE code)
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