Gypsy gathering under the Espantaperros tower

In Extremadura, in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the borders of Andalusia, Portugal and Castile, the gypsies found and developed a stable way of life - raising livestock, mainly horses - and settled permanently in this area throughout the 19th century.

The Gypsies of Extremadura have contributed to flamenco an enormous variety of stylistic forms of leading songs: tangos, jaleos and fandangos. But they have also contributed indisputable voices such as Porrina de Badajoz and the entire Salazar family, El Niño de Fregenal, José Pérez de Guzmán, El Indio Gitano, Enrique el Extremeño, Guadiana or La Marelu, up to the present day: Miguel de Tena or Pedro Cintas.