Donation of the Valdería to the Cistercians Historical milestone · San Esteban de Nogales, La Bañeza, León Image of San Esteban de Nogales, not of the place itself. Count Vela Gutiérrez and his wife Sancha Ponce handed over in 1150 to a religious order the territory of Valdería with all its holdings, including the town called Nogales, which they themselves had received as an inheritance from Alfonso VII. abril de 1150 Photo: Unknown author (Public domain) What to see and do in San Esteban de Nogales