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Capillas
Capillas is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León. In 2013, its population was 86.

History

The town was first mentioned in 916 as Fonte de Capela, one of the first settlements of the region. Its name, in Spanish, means "chapels".

Geography

Capillas, part of the comarca of Tierra de Campos, is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palencia and 52 kilometres (32 mi)from Valladolid. The municipality borders Boada de Campos, Castil de Vela, Castromocho, Gatón de Campos (in the province of Valladolid), Meneses de Campos and Villarramiel.

Demographics

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2004 2013
513 465 386 365 389 375 354 181 162 143 102 86

Personality

Francisco Blanco Salcedo, born here in 1512, was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela for seven years.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Luis Frechilla García: GR 26 y GR 89. Los senderos de Tierra de Campos. Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla León, 2008. ISBN 9788461214334
  3. ^ "Capillas" (Map). Google Maps.
  4. ^ 340275 (x j a h) Capillas on OpenStreetMap
  5. ^ "Source" (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.

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