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The resettlement of Las Navas by Alfonso X

Las Navas del Marqués, Burgohondo - El Tiemblo - Cebreros, Ávila

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The resettlement of Las Navas by Alfonso X

Historical milestone · Las Navas del Marqués, Burgohondo - El Tiemblo - Cebreros, Ávila

Las Navas del Marqués

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Alfonso X, who reigned between 1252 and 1284, ordered the repopulation of the pine forests of the Sierra de Malagón, at 1,300 meters of altitude, the origin of the settlement that centuries later would take the name of the Marquis Pedro Dávila, builder of the Palacio de Magalia around 1540.

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