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Founding of the monastery of Valdeiglesias

Pelayos de la Presa, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

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Founding of the monastery of Valdeiglesias

Historical milestone · Pelayos de la Presa, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

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Alfonso VII founded Santa María la Real de Valdeiglesias by bringing together a dozen small hermitages of the Alberche valley. In 1177 the community joined the Cistercians and from then on it lorded over a good part of the comarca until the disentailment.

1150

Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid (CC BY 3.0 es)

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