Wellington in Pitiegua Historical milestone · Pitiegua, La Armuña, Salamanca Image of Pitiegua, not of the place itself. During the Peninsular War the Duke of Wellington stayed in the settlement and signed several letters from it on 7 and 8 November 1812, in the midst of the allied retreat from Burgos towards Ciudad Rodrigo. 7 y 8 de noviembre de 1812 Photo: Malopez 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Pitiegua