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Atalayuelas, the Original Name of Velada

Velada, Talavera, Toledo

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Atalayuelas, the Original Name of Velada

Curiosity · Velada, Talavera, Toledo

Image of Velada, not of the place itself.

Alfonso X the Wise founded the town on 4 July 1271 under the name Atalayuelas, a reference to its watchtowers. By around 1278 the place name had already shifted to Velada.

Photo: DavidDaguerro (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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