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The founding of Matallana

Villalba de los Alcores, Montes Torozos, Valladolid

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The founding of Matallana

Historical milestone · Villalba de los Alcores, Montes Torozos, Valladolid

Villalba de los Alcores

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In 1185 Tello Pérez de Meneses and his wife Gontrodo García founded the Cistercian monastery of Santa María de Matallana. The same lineage raised the castle of the town, turning these moorlands into one of the most powerful lordships of the plateau.

1185

Photo: Lourdes Cardenal (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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