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Founding of the pilgrims' hospital of Arbas

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Founding of the pilgrims' hospital of Arbas

Historical milestone · Villamanín, La Montaña de Luna, León

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Around 1116 Count Fruela Díaz and his wife Estefanía Sánchez founded at the top of the pass a hospice to shelter travellers climbing from the meseta towards Oviedo; it was known as the Casa de los Probes.

1116

Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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