Herrera del Duque

39°10′7″N 5°3′4″W / 39.16861°N 5.05111°W / 39.16861; -5.05111CountrySpainAutonomous communityExtremaduraProvinceBadajozComarcaLa SiberiaGovernment • MayorSaturnino Alcázar VaquerizoArea • Total277.3 km² (107.1 sq mi)Elevation468 m (1,535 ft)Population • Total3,485 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)DemonymHerrereñosTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code.WebsiteOfficial website

Herrera del Duque (Extremaduran: Herrera del Duqui) is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. As of 2010^[update], the municipality has a population of 3681 inhabitants.^[2]

The town is commanded by a 15th-16th-century fortress-castle. Other sights include the church of St. John the Baptist and the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Consolación.

Historically, there was a Jewish community in Herrera del Duque. After the expulsion of the Jews, many Jews in the town became conversos rather than flee Spain.^[3]

The municipality includes the village of Peloche, located at 8 km from the town, with a population of 235 inhabitants according to the 2009 census.^[4]

• Inés Esteban (1488-1500), Spanish-Jewish conversa who was considered a prophetess at the age of 11 before being executed by Spanish authorities^[5]
• Juan de Herrera (1530-1597), Spanish architect, mathematician, and geometrician

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