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The origin of the name Ataquines

Ataquines, Tierra de Medina, Valladolid

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The origin of the name Ataquines

Curiosity · Ataquines, Tierra de Medina, Valladolid

Image of Ataquines, not of the place itself.

Tradition derives the place name from a phrase of Isabel la Católica who, when the lace of her shoe came undone during a journey, is said to have ordered her maid: ata aquí, Inés. The village obtained the title of villa in 1633.

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