Families in a Spanish village who have been living with the name Castrillo Matajudios (Kill Jews) since the Spanish Inquisition may finally be changing their town's name back to what it was originally, Castrillo Mota de Judios (Jews Hill).

The 60 resident families will meet at a town hall meeting to discuss the proposed name change next week.

According to Haaretz, locals often say "killing Jews" when they are referring to "the traditional drinking of lemonade spiked with alcohol at festivals held in city squares at Easter, or drinking in general."

Organizers of a Good Friday fiesta estimate that 40,000 gallons of lemonade will be sold during the event.

"There's a casual racism in Spain that no one here seems to notice but which is quite shocking to an outsider,"a Jewish American living in Spain told the Guardian.

"People say 'he's a bit of a Jew' and stuff like that and no one seems to notice."

Spain is home to around 12,000 Jews.


Newspaper headline: Spanish village considers changing name from 'Kill Jews'