Huéscar

Sister cities

• Kolding
• Kolding Municipality

History

When the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Rome, Osca was a town of the Turdetani, and incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania Baetica. However, purportedly ancient coins from this town are not genuine. When Spain allied with the United Kingdom against Napoleon during the Peninsular War, Spanish troops in French-aligned Denmark–Norway suddenly found themselves in enemy territory. While many were evacuated by the UK or escaped by other means, some 5,000 Spanish soldiers of the Division of the North were imprisoned in Denmark. Spain cut off relations with Denmark in response. Upon receiving this news, the City Council of Huéscar decided to declare war on Denmark. Huéscar, being a small village with only eight municipal guards at the time, did not send any troops to fight against Denmark, and neither did Denmark engage in hostilities against Huéscar. By the time of Napoleon's defeat, the declaration of war had been forgotten, and Huéscar forgot to declare peace. In 1981, a local historian rediscovered the declaration of war. This led to a ceremony and celebration on 11 November 1981, wherein the city mayor and the Ambassador of Denmark ratified a peace treaty. Some representatives of Denmark attended wearing Viking costumes, while Spaniards erected signs in Danish jokingly warning against entering enemy territory.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Griffon

  Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
  120
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  87
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  70
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  70
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  70
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  69
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  68
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  67

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2026-02-15
  4 km WSW of Turrillas, Spain
• M 4.2 — 2022-12-31
  1 km SSE of Turre, Spain
• M 3.3 — 2019-06-22
  9 km NE of Almendricos, Spain
• M 3.9 — 2018-03-02
  5 km NNE of Mula, Spain
• M 2.8 — 2017-09-20
  4 km NNE of Albox, Spain
• M 3.2 — 2015-10-29
  1 km ESE of Albox, Spain