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Las Vendejas, ferias francas medievales

Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Costa Noroeste, Cádiz

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Las Vendejas, ferias francas medievales

Historical milestone · Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Costa Noroeste, Cádiz

Image of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, not of the place itself.

Ever since Sancho IV authorized Sanlúcar in 1295 to hold two free annual fairs, the town hosted each year the 'vendeja' proper (between September and November) and the 'racavendeja' (between February and March), attended mainly by Breton merchants selling linen cloth and buying wine. In 1478 the Duke of Medina Sidonia granted them the Privilege of the Bretons to facilitate their settlement.

Documentadas desde comienzos del siglo XIV hasta la Edad Moderna

Photo: Jose Luis Filpo Cabana (CC BY 3.0)

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