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What to see and do in Villamejil

What to see and do in Villamejil (Astorga, León): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Villamejil

Battle of Cogorderos 2.1 km

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What to see and do in Villamejil

Villamejil
Village
Villamejil is a municipality in the province of León, in the comarca of La Cepeda and the judicial district of Astorga, at 910 metres of altitude and with an area of 78.98 km². It has around 650 inhabitants, spread across seven settlements: Villamejil, Castrillo de Cepeda, Cogorderos, Fontoria de Cepeda, Quintana de Fon, Revilla and Sueros de Cepeda. Its church is dedicated to San Benito.
Battle of Cogorderos
Historical milestone
The Battle of Cogorderos was a Spanish victory over the occupying French troops on 23 June 1811, beside this village in La Cepeda, in the midst of the Peninsular War. Days earlier, Marshal Santocildes had entered Astorga after fourteen months of French occupation, taking advantage of the fact that Marmont had taken troops to Extremadura against Wellington. The Frenchman Valletaux attacked with numerical superiority the Spanish 2nd Division under General Taboada, south of Villamejil. The fighting, joined at midday by the Tuerto river, lasted more than four hours until Colonel Méndez de Vigo arrived to help the Spanish with the Oviedo regiment; three bayonet charges routed the French, who withdrew leaving prisoners behind. Valletaux died in the first charge.