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De villa libre a Villanueva del Río

Villanueva de la Reina, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén

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Historical milestone · Villanueva de la Reina, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén

Image of Villanueva de la Reina, not of the place itself.

In 1790 Charles IV declared the municipality a free villa, and it was renamed Villanueva del Río before taking its current name in 1862.

Photo: MarisaLR (CC BY-SA 3.0)