Aguilar de Campoo

Aguilar de Campoo (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣiˈlaɾ ðe kamˈpo]) is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is close to the River Pisuerga. Its 2011 population is 7741.[2]

Aguilar de Campoo
Municipality
Coat of arms of Aguilar de Campoo
Coat of arms
Aguilar de Campoo is located in Castile and León
Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo
Location in Spain
Aguilar de Campoo is located in Spain
Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo
Aguilar de Campoo (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°48′N 4°16′W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvincePalencia
Government
 • MayorMaría José Ortega Gómez
Area
 • Total30.62 km2 (11.82 sq mi)
Elevation
892 m (2,927 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total6,842
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
DemonymAguilarenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34800

It is one of the locations of the St. James' Northern Way (Ruta del Besaya). Since 2017, the municipality has been included in the Geopark of Las Loras,[3] the first UNESCO Geopark in Castile and León.

History
The primitive biscuit factory of Galletas Fontaneda by 1920

In May 1255 Alfonso X the Wise granted Aguilar a royal fuero,[4] and thus the town also became a realengo ('royal demesne').[5] The town maintained that status until 1332. The town featured a seizeable Jewish community in the middle ages.[6]

Gullón and Fontaneda opened biscuit factories in 1904 and 1913, respectively, and the town acquired a reputation as a renowned biscuit-making centre in Spain in the 20th century.[7]

Main sights

Religious architecture
  • Monastery of Santa María la Real (11th-13th centuries)
  • Collegiate Church of San Miguel (11th-16th centuries)
  • Church of Olleros de Pisuerga (7th-9th centuries)
  • Hermitage of Santa Cecilia (12th century)
  • Church of San Andrés (12th century)
  • Monastery of Santa Clara (founded in 1430)

Civil architecture
Collegiate Church of Saint Michael, Aguilar de Campoo
Apse of the Collegiate Church of Saint Michael
  • Medieval castle
  • Major Square
  • Palace of the Manrique (Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo)
  • Palace of the Villalobos-Solorzano
  • Palace of the Marquises of Villatorre
  • House of the Priest
  • House of Santa Mª La Real
  • House of the Marcos Gutierrez
  • House of the Seven Linajes (lineages)
  • House of the Velardes
  • Medieval walls and gates

Bridges
  • Major Bridge
  • Bridge of Portazgo
  • Bridge of Turruntero Mill
  • Bridge of la Teja
  • Bridges of Paseo de la Cascajera
  • Bridges of Tenerias

Industry

In Aguilar is Galletas Gullón factory, the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.

References
Citations
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "AGUILAR DE CAMPOO - Palencia". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  3. Las Loras UNESCO global geopark (Spain)
  4. Huidobro y Serna 1954, p. 79.
  5. Lorenzo, Lía Z. (28 March 2021). "Aguilar de Campoo, un vergel natural y un paraíso arquitectónico". El norte de Castilla.
  6. Huidobro y Serna 1954, pp. 86–87.
  7. Moreno Lázaro 2001, pp. 207, 215.
Bibliography
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