The charter of Ferdinand II Historical milestone · Ledesma, Tierra de Ledesma, Salamanca Image of Ledesma, not of the place itself. Fernando II of León granted the town its charter in 1161 and with it completed its definitive resettlement, turning it into a political and economic centre of the kingdom whose alfoz came to extend from Salamanca to the border with Portugal. 1161 Photo: Velascodeledesma (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Ledesma