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The first mention of San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo de Tormes, El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, Ávila

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The first mention of San Lorenzo

Historical milestone · San Lorenzo de Tormes, El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, Ávila

Image of San Lorenzo de Tormes, not of the place itself.

The oldest written reference is from that year, when the Duke of Alba received orders from the Catholic Monarchs concerning the place. By around 1517 the settlement had some fifty inhabitants.

1494

Photo: 19Tarrestnom65 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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