Becedillas in Madoz's dictionary Historical milestone · Becedillas, El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, Ávila Image of Becedillas, not of the place itself. The work, published between 1845 and 1850, recorded a hundred houses counting those of the Chicapierna quarter and 383 inhabitants, with an economy of cereal, flax and pulses supplemented with livestock and small game in the holm oak woods of the municipality. 1846 Photo: Xemenendura (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Becedillas