Battle of Baltanás Historical milestone · Baltanás, El Cerrato, Palencia Image of Baltanás, not of the place itself. In 1475, during the Castilian War of Succession, the Portuguese troops confronted here those of the Count of Benavente; Isabel the Catholic later visited the town to honour the fallen and granted it tax relief. 1475 Photo: Germán López Bravo (Public domain) What to see and do in Baltanás