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The expulsion of the monks and the national monument

Santa María de Huerta, Tierra de Medinaceli, Soria

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The expulsion of the monks and the national monument

Historical milestone · Santa María de Huerta, Tierra de Medinaceli, Soria

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The monks were expelled with the disentailment of Mendizábal and the complex was left abandoned, until in 1882 its declaration as a Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931) stopped the plundering of its stones.

1833

Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España (CC BY 2.0)

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