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The origin of the expression tomar las de Villadiego

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The origin of the expression tomar las de Villadiego

Curiosity · Villadiego, Odra-Pisuerga, Burgos

Image of Villadiego, not of the place itself.

The expression, which means to flee, is connected with the protections that Fernando III granted to the local Jewish quarter: its members wore yellow hose that functioned as a royal safe conduct, and to take them was to put oneself out of danger.

Photo: LBM1948 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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