Donation of Espinosa to the Order of Saint John Historical milestone · Espinosa de Villagonzalo, La Ojeda, Palencia Image of Espinosa de Villagonzalo, not of the place itself. Alfonso VIII handed Espinosa over to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem at the end of the twelfth century, when it was the only one of the three hamlets in the area —along with Villa Gonzalo and Castrogonzalo— that was still inhabited. finales del siglo XII Photo: Rastrojo (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Espinosa de Villagonzalo