Aguilar de Campoo
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Aguilar de Campoo (Spanish pronunciation: River Pisuerga. Its 2011 population is 7741.[2]
It is one of the locations of the St. James' Northern Way (Ruta del Besaya). Since 2017, the municipality has been included in the Geopark of Las Loras,[3] the first UNESCO Geopark in Castile and León.
History
In May 1255
Alfonso X the Wise granted Aguilar a royal fuero,[4] and thus the town also became a realengo ('royal demesne').[5] The town maintained that status until 1332. The town featured a seizeable Jewish community in the middle ages.[6]
Gullón and Fontaneda opened biscuit factories in 1904 and 1913, respectively, and the town acquired a reputation as a renowned biscuit-making centre in Spain in the 20th century.[7]
Main sights
Religious architecture
- Monastery of Santa María la Real (11th-13th centuries)
- Collegiate Church of San Miguel (11th-16th centuries)
- Church of Olleros de Pisuerga (7th-9th centuries)
- Hermitage of Santa Cecilia (12th century)
- Church of San Andrés (12th century)
- Monastery of Santa Clara (founded in 1430)
Civil architecture
- Medieval castle
- Major Square
- Palace of the Manrique (Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo)
- Palace of the Villalobos-Solorzano
- Palace of the Marquises of Villatorre
- House of the Priest
- House of Santa Mª La Real
- House of the Marcos Gutierrez
- House of the Seven Linajes (lineages)
- House of the Velardes
- Medieval walls and gates
Bridges
- Major Bridge
- Bridge of Portazgo
- Bridge of Turruntero Mill
- Bridge of la Teja
- Bridges of Paseo de la Cascajera
- Bridges of Tenerias
Industry
In Aguilar is Galletas Gullón factory, the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.[citation needed]
References
- Citations
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "AGUILAR DE CAMPOO - Palencia". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ Las Loras UNESCO global geopark (Spain)
- ^ Huidobro y Serna 1954, p. 79.
- El norte de Castilla.
- ^ Huidobro y Serna 1954, pp. 86–87.
- ^ Moreno Lázaro 2001, pp. 207, 215.
- Bibliography
- Huidobro y Serna, Luciano (1954). "Breve Historia y descripción de la Muy Leal Villa de Aguilar de Campoo" (PDF). Publicaciones de la Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses (12): 5–230. ISSN 0210-7317.
- Moreno Lázaro, Javier (2001). "La dulce transformación. La industria galletera española en la segunda mitad del siglo XX". Revista de Historia Industrial (19): 205–247.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Información, historia, fiestas y fotografias de Aguilar de Campoo (in Spanish)
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