Fuente Obejuna or
Fuenteovejuna
[key], town, Córdoba prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. An important
farm center with livestock-raising and food-processing industries, the town
is especially noted for its honey. Lumber, coal, and lead are exploited in
the area. In 1430, Fuente Obejuna was given to the Knights of Calatrava. The revolt of
the people against a tyrannical governor is the subject of a play by Lope de
Vega Carpio. The palace of the knights, formerly a Moorish castle, is now
the parish church.
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