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Lacertus, the place of the lizards

Lagartera, La Campana de Oropesa, Toledo

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Lacertus, the place of the lizards

Curiosity · Lagartera, La Campana de Oropesa, Toledo

Image of Lagartera, not of the place itself.

The place name comes from the Latin lacertus, lizard, with the suffix -aria indicating abundance. The town was settled by Mozarabs in the 12th century after the conquest of Toledo.

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