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Seat of the Superior Junta of León in the lower Sil

Puente de Domingo Flórez, El Bierzo, León

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Seat of the Superior Junta of León in the lower Sil

Historical milestone · Puente de Domingo Flórez, El Bierzo, León

Image of Puente de Domingo Flórez, not of the place itself.

The Junta Superior de León had its seat in Puente de Domingo Flórez in March and April 1810, during the Peninsular War, when the provincial government was fleeing the French through this crossroads between El Bierzo, La Cabrera and the Ourense valley of Valdeorras.

marzo y abril de 1810

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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