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The donation to the bishopric of Segovia

Sotosalbos, Alfoz de Segovia, Segovia

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The donation to the bishopric of Segovia

Historical milestone · Sotosalbos, Alfoz de Segovia, Segovia

Image of Sotosalbos, not of the place itself.

For centuries these slopes were no man's land between Christians and Muslims; after the Christian advance, in 1116 they were donated to the bishopric of Segovia, which explains the density of Romanesque churches raised in the area shortly afterwards.

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Photo: Rowanwindwhistler (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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