Velada

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Name

Velada comes from "Template:Wikt-lang" ('to stay awake at night'/'to be vigilant', from Latin '<templatestyles src="smallcaps/styles.css"/>vigilare').Template:Sfn Prior to Velada, the place was known as Las Atalayuelas de Guadierva.Template:Sfn

History

Segregated from the land of Ávila, the Crown awarded the place in 1271 to knights from the former city, tasked with the repopulation of the area.Template:Sfn Known as Las Atalayuelas de Guadierva, the place was ensuingly renamed as Velada on royal initiative.Template:Sfn

Velada was possibly granted the privilege of township towards 1588.Template:Sfn

Watermelon of Velada

The velada watermelon is one of the main engines of the economy of this municipality. Being a dry and ecological crop, these watermelons have great flavor and the largest can reach up to 30 kg in weight. They grow in a large area called "El Baldío" and their collection usually goes from mid-July to mid-October, and even depending on the year, until November. The planting takes place between April and May.

Velada's watermelon is exported in Spain and abroad.

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