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Aguilar de Campoo

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Aguilar de Campoo
Municipality
Coat of arms of Aguilar de Campoo
Coat of arms
Aguilar de Campoo is located in Castile and León
Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo
Location in Spain
Aguilar de Campoo is located in Spain
Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°48′N 4°16′W / 42.800°N 4.267°W / 42.800; -4.267
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvincePalencia
Government
 • MayorMaría José Ortega Gómez
Area
 • Total30.62 km2 (11.82 sq mi)
Elevation
892 m (2,927 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total6,842
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
DemonymAguilarenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34800

Aguilar de Campoo (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣiˈlaɾ ðe kamˈpo]) is a town and municipality of Spain located in the North of province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León. The River Pisuerga flows through its historic centre. Its 2011 population was 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

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The primitive biscuit factory of Galletas Fontaneda by 1920

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]

In medieval times, Aguilar de Campoo was home to a Jewish community. The earliest documentation of Jews in Aguilar de Campoo dates to 1187. The Jewish community was decimated after the 1492 expulsion of the Jews. Over the Reinosa Gate, one of the gates of the city, is an inscription of Judeo-Castilian (Castilian language written in Hebrew letters) detailing who built the gate.[8]

Main sights

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Religious architecture

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Civil architecture

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Collegiate Church of Saint Michael, Aguilar de Campoo
Apse of the Collegiate Church of Saint Michael
  • 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

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  • Major Bridge
  • Bridge of Portazgo
  • Bridge of Turruntero Mill
  • Bridge of la Teja
  • Bridges of Paseo de la Cascajera
  • Bridges of Tenerias

Industry

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In Aguilar is Galletas Gullón factory, the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.[citation needed]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "AGUILAR DE CAMPOO - Palencia". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  3. ^ Las Loras UNESCO global geopark (Spain)
  4. ^ Huidobro y Serna 1954, p. 79.
  5. ^ Lorenzo, Lía Z. (28 March 2021). "Aguilar de Campoo, un vergel natural y un paraíso arquitectónico". El norte de Castilla.
  6. ^ Huidobro y Serna 1954, pp. 86–87.
  7. ^ Moreno Lázaro 2001, pp. 207, 215.
  8. ^ "Aguilar De Campoo, Spain". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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