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The donation to the Order of Santiago

Villoruela, Las Villas, Salamanca

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The donation to the Order of Santiago

Historical milestone · Villoruela, Las Villas, Salamanca

Image of Villoruela, not of the place itself.

Fernando II of León donated the settlement to the Order of Santiago in 1184. Documented as Villoriola on 2 March 1201, the town then appears in forms as varied as Vilerola, Vileyrola or Villeriola before the present name was fixed in 1293.

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