Meet these love birds who have been the only residents of Spanish village for 45 years

November 6, 2015 8:38 PM

This is the unlikely love story of Juan Martin and Sinforosa Colomer, a couple who refused to abandon their small village where they have lived by themselves for the past 45 years.

Juan Martin and Sinforosa Colomer have lived in a Spanish village alone for the past 45 years

A couple have been reported to have been the only inhabitants in a Spanish village for the last 45years.

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When the Spanish Civil War tore through Spain in 1936, thousands of people fled the country's rural towns for the cities in search of work.

From these conditions emerged the unlikely love story of Juan Martin and Sinforosa Colomer, a couple who refused to abandon their small village where they have lived by themselves for the past 45 years.

The couple, now aged 79 and 82 respectively, work the land and take care of a few dozen cats and dogs in a town that was once home to 200 residents.

Martin explained saying:

"Because my wife was born in this place, she has always lived here. She doesn't want to leave.

"Had it been up to me, I would have left the town a long time ago. But I can't leave her by herself."

The town, like any other rural village, once had a mayor, policeman, priest and professional teachers, who by now, are long gone.

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He told his story to filmmakers, saying that he met her one day when they were young as she was bringing the cattle in from the fields, with the couple getting to know each other after that.