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The founding of Salas by García Fernández

Salas de los Infantes, Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos

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The founding of Salas by García Fernández

Historical milestone · Salas de los Infantes, Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos

Image of Salas de los Infantes, not of the place itself.

Count García Fernández founded the town in 974. Centuries later he added to it the surname de los Infantes in memory of the epic legend, and in 1925 Alfonso XIII granted it the title of city.

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