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The founding of the Cistercian monastery

Vileña, La Bureba, Burgos

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The founding of the Cistercian monastery

Historical milestone · Vileña, La Bureba, Burgos

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Queen Urraca López de Haro, widow of Fernando II of León, founded in 1222 the monastery of Santa María la Real de Vileña, a Cistercian house for women that came to control a good part of the surrounding lands.

1222

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