ABSTRACT
Felix Barroso says that throughout the northern part of Extremadura there are caves, always near springs or rivers, said by the local people to have been inhabited by la mora. Extremadura is a key factor in the economic vitality of the village of La Nava. Extremadura means much more to the villagers than simply a place to feed the cattle in the wintertime. It was mentioned that the most characteristic word the villagers use with regard to Extremadura is calor (heat). They say that the potatoes in Extremadura are 'like that', and that when the cows are taken to Extremadura 'they always become pregnant'. In Extremadura land is divided in a most inegalitarian manner into large estates owned by rich families, some of whom belong to the nobility. The people of Extremadura are considered to be good people and of the sort one could marry without problems.
