Las Merindades is a comarca located north of the province of Burgos , in the autonomous community of Castile and León . It is bounded on the north-west by the province of Cantabria , north-east by the province of Biscay , south by La Bureba , south-east by Ebro , south-west by Páramos , and on the east by the province of Álava .
16-619: Located in the north of the province of Burgos , the Merindades are the birthplace of the name "Castilla". Most of the villages of the Merindades were quoted in the "Becerro de Behetrias" at the moment of the creation of the subdivision Merindad by Pedro of Castile . The comarca capital is Villarcayo , although the biggest town in the comarca is Medina de Pomar . 42°56′37″N 3°32′32″W / 42.94361°N 3.54222°W / 42.94361; -3.54222 This article about
32-404: A location in the province of Burgos, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Burgos (province) The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain , in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León . It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia , Cantabria , Vizcaya , Álava , La Rioja , Soria , Segovia , and Valladolid . Burgos
48-695: A pre- Roman ancient people, later mixed with the Celts people of northern Spain who occupied the area within the Arlanzón and Arlanza river valleys in the 2nd Iron Age . The ancestors of the Turmodigi arrived at the Iberian Peninsula in the wake of the earlier Autrigones - Belgae migration at the 4th century BC, which settled in the area between the Arlanzón and Arlanza rivers. The neighbouring tribes surrounding
64-491: A state with Segisama , also named Segisamone or Segisamum ( Sasamón – Burgos ; Celtiberian mint: Sekisamos ) as its capital, along with the towns of Sisaraca/Pisoraca ( Herrera de Pisuerga – Palencia ), Deobrigula/Teobrigula ( Tardajos – Burgos ), Ambisna ( Pampliega ?– Burgos ), Bravum/Bravon ( Huermeces , Ubierna or La Nuez de Abajo , in the Santibañez valley – Burgos ), and Mancellus (near Lerma , in
80-619: Is the province of Spain that has borders with most provinces. Its capital is the city of Burgos . The Cartularies of Valpuesta from the monastery Santa María de Valpuesta, in Burgos, are considered to be the oldest known documents containing words written in the Spanish language . Since 1964, archaeologists have been working at numerous areas of the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca , where they have found ancient hominid and human remains,
96-613: The Arlanza river valley). The attribution of Pisoraca to the Turmodigi is under discussion, being attributed to the Cantabri peoples in the latest studies. Initially a client tribe of the Autrigones , the Turmodigi threw off their yoke with the help of the Vaccei around the early 3rd century BC, seizing most of the former's lands corresponding today to the central and western Burgos province and
112-647: The Mediterranean Sea . In Valpuesta the oldest texts in the Spanish language has been found, dating from the tenth century. Transportation is developed through a wide net of highways and roads. Besides, the province is served by the Burgos Airport , and was to have received High-speed rail AVE around 2016. In the Atapuerca area, archaeologists have found evidence of occupation by hominids and humans for more than one million years. Discoveries have included
128-518: The Proconsul of Citerior Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior . Subjected to Cantabri and Astures raids, they allied themselves with Rome during the Astur-Cantabrian wars in the late 1st century BC, even allowing Emperor Augustus to establish its own headquarters at their capital Segisama, thus turning Turmodigia into a rear base for the conquest of both Asturias and Cantabria . In
144-566: The Turmodigi are mentioned by classic sources as being Celtic , as attested by the personal name 'Tormogus' in some local epigraphic sources. Designated Turmodigi by the Roman geographer Pliny the Elder , they are also mentioned in other Roman texts under the names Turmogi or Curgoni , and in the Greek ones as Murbogoioi or Mourbogoi ( Ancient Greek : Μούρβογοι). Archeology has related them with
160-680: The earliest hominid skull in Europe. The Celtiberian region that became Burgos was inhabited by the Morgobos , Turmodigi , Berones and perhaps also the Pellendones , the last inhabitants of the northern part of the Celtiberian region. According to the Greek historian Ptolemy , the principal cities included: Brabum , Sisara , Deobrigula (nowadays Tardajos ), Ambisna Segiasamon ( Sasamón ) and Verovesca ( Briviesca ). Under Roman colonization, it
176-425: The early Iron Age ‘ Bernorio - Miraveche ’ cultural group of northern Burgos and Palencia provinces. Moreover, recent studies carried out at their most famed cemetery of Miraveche and as well as other 2nd Iron Age sites in the region indicates that their culture was heavily celtiberianized, demonstrating also strong affinities with the ‘ Duero Culture ’ of the Vaccei . In the 2nd century BC they established
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#1732904860997192-515: The eastern Palencia province. Like their Autrigones and Vaccei neighbours, the Turmodigi retained a separated identity until the latter 1st century BC, when they were first conquered and included in Hispania Citerior by Pompey and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius in 73 BC. However, the Turmodigi were not subdued until 56 BC, after a joint uprising with the Vaccei and other peoples was defeated by
208-500: The eleventh century, Burgos became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile . The historical population is given in the following chart: The province of Burgos is divided in 10 comarcas . The province of Burgos is divided into 371 municipalities, being the Spanish province with the highest number, although many of them have fewer than 100 inhabitants. Turmodigi The Turmodigi were
224-558: The former dating to more than one million years ago, with artefacts from the Palaeolithic and Bronze Ages of man. The site has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The province has an area of 14,300 km (5,500 sq mi) and a population of approximately 375,000 of whom nearly half live in the capital. The other locations higher than 20,000 inhabitants apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro and Aranda de Duero , both very industrialized. The Sierra de la Demanda ,
240-664: The northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico , is located in Burgos Province. The most important rivers in the province are the Ebro and the Duero . The river Duero is in the south of the province and leads to the Atlantic Ocean at Porto, Portugal . Planted near it is a notable vineyard , Ribera de Duero . The north and south-east of the province are mountainous. The Ebro flows to
256-680: Was part of Hispania Citerior ("Hither Spain") and then Hispania Tarraconensis . In the fifth century, the Visigoths drove back the Suevi . In the eighth century, the Arabs occupied all of Castiles . Alfonso III the Great , king of León reconquered the area around the middle of the ninth century, and built many castles for the defence of Christendom. Gradually the area was reconquered. The region came to be known as Castile (Latin castella ), i.e. "land of castles". In
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