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The capital of the Sierra de Francia

Miranda del Castañar, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca

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The capital of the Sierra de Francia

Historical milestone · Miranda del Castañar, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca

Alfonso IX of León made Miranda del Castañar a villa and concejo in 1213 and its administrative capital of the Sierra de Francia: for centuries most of the sierra's villages depended on its alfoz. In 1423 King John II granted the town to Pedro de Zúñiga, and in 1457 Henry IV created a county title in favour of his son, Diego López de Zúñiga, which consolidated the family's lordship over the territory.

1213

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