9-589: Palenzuela is a municipality located in the province of Palencia , Castile and León , Spain . According to the 2004 census ( INE ), the municipality had a population of 278 inhabitants. The town was an important banking region for the Sephardic noble family the Barons of Palenzuela Vienveniste Ha Levi Ha Kahana. They were closely linked to Catherine of Lancaster of Castile and during the Habsburg empire to Charles
18-539: A significant proportion of its population since Francoist times due to rural to urban migration. The major towns in the northern Montaña Palentina are: Guardo , a former coal mining town; Aguilar de Campoo , a historic town famous for its biscuit production and Cervera de Pisuerga , a tourist town situated at the beginning of the Ruta de los Pantanos (the Reservoirs Route) and Barruelo de Santullán , which, as
27-502: The V and Philip II—the Spanish Habsburg rulers of Spain. 42°06′N 4°08′W / 42.100°N 4.133°W / 42.100; -4.133 This article about a location in the province of Palencia, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Palencia (province) Palencia is a province of northern Spain , in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León in
36-459: The centre of the province's coal mining industry, was the largest town in the province until the 1960s. Towns in the centre of the province include: Saldaña , known for the famous mosaics at the nearby Roman villa of La Olmeda, Herrera de Pisuerga , a village known for its summer activities and Crab Festival and Carrión de los Condes , a key monastery town on the Camino de Santiago . To the south of
45-627: The city of Palencia are Venta de Baños , an important railway and industrial exchange, as well as Villamuriel de Cerrato , a village to that owes its development to the Renault factory and its proximity to the capital. During the Middle Ages, the Visigoths ruled Palencia. Basílica de San Juan, the oldest Visigothic church in Spain, was built in 661 in the province's Baños de Cerrato . During
54-524: The former being under 200 metres and the latter being just over 200 metres from the border at their closest point. In Palencia large protected areas such as the Natural Park of Fuentes Carrionas and Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palencia are located. The term historical region in Palencia, refers to those regions created in the fourteenth century, under the name merindades. Cantabrian Mountains are located in
63-539: The north of the Iberian Peninsula . It is bordered by the provinces of León , Cantabria , Burgos , and Valladolid . Of the population of 176,125 (2002), 45% live in the capital, Palencia which is located on the Canal de Castilla . There are 191 municipalities in the province, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 200 people. The majority of the province is very sparsely-populated and has lost
72-465: The northerns parts of the province. The 8,268 feet (2,520 metres) high Curavacas peak is located in the province. The major commercial products produced in the province are barley, wheat, sugar beets, hemp, linen and woolen clothes, porcelain, leather, paper, and rugs. Food processing and metallurgy are major industries. The province has three judicial districts–one each in Palencia, Carrión de los Condes and Cervera de Pisuerga. The historical population
81-513: The thirteenth century a university was founded in the province. It was the first university in Spain and one of the first in the world. It was later shifted to Valladolid. The province is bordered on the north by Cantabria , on the west by the province of León , on the east by the province of Burgos and on the south by the province of Valladolid . Two exclaves of the province, Cezura , and Lastrilla , are enclaves within Campoo , Cantabria, with
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