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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Villalbos

Villalbos is a small village in the north-east of Burgos Province, autonomous community of Castilla-Leon (Spain).

Geography

Villalbos is located in the left border of Oca River that leads to Ebro river.

Wikimapia\Coordenadas: 42°26'40"N 3°19'47"W

History

At the beginning of the 10th century a Castilian count, don Rodrigo Díaz, known as "Abolmondar Albo" in the mozarabic world, founded a settlement next to the Oca river. From those settlements came the actual towns of Villalmondar (Abolmondar) and Villalbos (Albos).

Church

The Catholic Church of Saint Thomas Apostle was built in the past but it still keeps the Bell's Tower, the main Latin cross plant and the cemetery.

Demography

Demography evolution
1842 1857 1860 1877 1887 1897 1900 1910 1920 2007
109 153 169 124 116 126 120 133 129 25

42°26′40″N 3°19′47″W / 42.44444°N 3.32972°W / 42.44444; -3.32972