Charters of Alfonso VIII to Villasila and Villamelendro Historical milestone · Villasila de Valdavia, Vega-Valdavia, Palencia Image of Villasila de Valdavia, not of the place itself. In 1180 King Alfonso VIII granted charters to Villasila and Villamelendro, five years after the first written mention of the place, recorded in 1175 in a manuscript from the monastery of Santa María de Retuerta. 1180 Photo: Valdavia (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Villasila de Valdavia