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First mention of Ambasaguas de Curueño

Santa Colomba de Curueño, La Montaña de Riaño, León

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First mention of Ambasaguas de Curueño

Historical milestone · Santa Colomba de Curueño, La Montaña de Riaño, León

Image of Santa Colomba de Curueño, not of the place itself.

A document of the year 959 mentions Ambasaguas, the first written evidence of settlement in this valley; Santa Colomba does not appear until 1159 and in the following centuries there was a Templar presence here and one of the Order of Alcántara.

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