Recovery of place names in rural areas using participatory social mapping. The case of Herencia (Ciudad Real, Spain)

Resumen

The study addresses, from citizen science and participatory social mapping approaches with a geographical focus, the recovery of forgotten, omitted or poorly georeferenced toponyms in official topographic mapping, with the aim of highlighting their geographical and social value, to contribute to the enrichment and conservation of local territorial culture, and to support possible institutional cartographic revisions. The results include contributions to the knowledge of the local toponymic heritage, focusing on Herencia (Ciudad Real) as a case study, with recoveries, relocations or inventory of variants, which highlight the interest of this type of study. It concludes by highlighting the importance of the revision and recovery of toponyms in local studies, still scarce in Spain, necessary to avoid the loss of this intangible cultural heritage.