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Capillas

Coordinates: 42°0′48″N 4°53′27″W / 42.01333°N 4.89083°W / 42.01333; -4.89083
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Capillas
Church of St. Augustinus
Church of St. Augustinus
Capillas is located in Castile and León
Capillas
Capillas
Location in Castile and León
Coordinates: 42°0′48″N 4°53′27″W / 42.01333°N 4.89083°W / 42.01333; -4.89083
CountrySpain
Community Castile and León
Province Palencia
ComarcaTierra de Campos
Government
 • MayorAscensión Curieses Alonso
(PSOE, since 2007)
Area
 • Total
18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Elevation
753 m (2,470 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
77
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Capilludo, capilluda, capilludos, capilludas
Time zoneUTC 1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

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

History

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The town was first mentioned in 916 as Fonte de Capela, one of the first settlements of the region.[2] Its name, in Spanish, means "chapels".

Geography

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Capillas, part of the comarca of Tierra de Campos, is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palencia and 52 kilometres (32 mi)from Valladolid.[3] The municipality borders Boada de Campos, Castil de Vela, Castromocho, Gatón de Campos (in the province of Valladolid), Meneses de Campos and Villarramiel.[4]

Demographics

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1900[5] 1910[5] 1920[5] 1930[5] 1940[5] 1950[5] 1960[5] 1970[5] 1981[5] 1991[5] 2004 2013
513 465 386 365 389 375 354 181 162 143 102 86

Personality

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

References

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  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 (xjah) Capillas on OpenStreetMap
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Source" (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
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