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Recópolis, the city of Leovigildo

Zorita de los Canes, La Alcarria, Guadalajara

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Recópolis, the city of Leovigildo

Historical milestone · Zorita de los Canes, La Alcarria, Guadalajara

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Leovigildo had a new city built above the Tajo in the year 578, Recópolis, in honor of his son Recaredo. It preserves the palace complex, the church, the monumental gate, the aqueduct and the main street, and is the only urban foundation of state initiative in early medieval Europe.

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Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España (CC BY 2.0)

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