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The Visigothic inscription of the year 583

Santibáñez de la Sierra, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca

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The Visigothic inscription of the year 583

Historical milestone · Santibáñez de la Sierra, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca

From the old Ermita de San Juan, in Santibáñez de la Sierra, today reduced to foundations hidden in the woods, an inscription in verse survives commemorating its founding in the year 583; from it the village took its name, derived from Sanctus Ioannis.

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Photo: Casa Rural Francia-Quilamas (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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