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The birth of Domingo García

Viloria de Rioja, Montes de Oca, Burgos

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The birth of Domingo García

Historical milestone · Viloria de Rioja, Montes de Oca, Burgos

In 1019 there was born in this hamlet the man who would be Santo Domingo de la Calzada, in a house facing the church. Rejected as a monk, he devoted his life to improving the Camino between Nájera and Redecilla; he died in 1109.

1019

Photo: Luis Rogelio HM (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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