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Founding of the wayfarers' hospital of Bonesvalls

Olesa de Bonesvalls, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Founding of the wayfarers' hospital of Bonesvalls

Historical milestone · Olesa de Bonesvalls, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Guillem de Cervelló founded in 1262 a hospital for travellers at the pass of Bonesvalls, on the royal route between Vilafranca and Barcelona. Fortified in the fourteenth century, it gave shelter to travellers and pilgrims until the Ordal road left it aside.

1262

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