Map of Tierra de Campos
Map showing location of Villavicencio de los Caballeros
Signpost and Historical Landmarks
Iglesia de San Pelayo
The Moorish Tower of Iglesia de San Pelayo
Ruins of Iglesia de San Pelayo
Background is the old town of Villavicencio de los Caballeros
Back of Sahagun Monastery
At the front of Iglesia de Santa Maria de la Asuncion.
This is a sixteenth century structure with baroque style.
Notice the 3 bells.
Back of Iglesia de Santa Maria de la Asuncion
The quiet town of Villavicencio de los Caballeros
Ruins of buildings in the town of Villavicencio de los Caballeros
The empty town of Villavicencio de los Caballeros
Casa-Palacio de los Francos
Sahagun Monastery of Benedictine nuns
Through my chauffeur/tourist guide/ interpreter, we were able to communicate with the town officials. There were only 2 people in the municipal hall, the mayor - Alberto Rueda and an officer. Salvador was able to communicate with them in Spanish and he was my translator. Unfortunately, the people we spoke to gave us only a general idea of the history of the town. They could not give details about the early settlers of the village nor how the village was named as such.
The village has become a summer retreat village where old timers come usually during the Lenten season for Easter and on other festival holidays that include the Immaculate Concepcion on December 8 and during the town fiesta, Fiestas Patronales del Santisimo Cristo de la Gracia on September 14. The town is very quiet with hardly any people except for very few old people who rarely go out of their houses. We were hoping to eat lunch at one of the local restaurants called Bodega Escudero at Calle Democracia but unfortunately it was closed.
After our meeting with the town officials and taking pictures around town, its old churches and ruins we headed back to Madrid. We stayed in the place for only about 1.5 to 2 hours. It was indeed a fruitful experience.
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