Villoslada is a village located in Santa María la Real de Nieva in the province of Segovia in Castilla y Leon , Spain .
7-483: Villoslada is the head of the "Sexmo of the Trinity" in the "Commonwealth and Land of Segovia", which is also known as "Villoslada of the Trinity". It includes, in addition to the place of its name, the hamlet of San Miguel and the outback of Elmore (or Ermoro). It belongs to the party of judicial Santa Maria la Real de Nieva , to which was united as a dependent district for a few years until the recognition of their autonomy as
14-472: A minor local entity. Villoslada is basically a grain producer, as well as a producer of sunflowers and some other minor crops. In the past it bred sheep, cattle and pigs. Villoslada celebrates the festival of its patron saint, San Miguel , the second weekend in May, although the parish patron is San Nicolas de Bari (celebrated December 6). It also holds a San Roque festival on August 16. Among its monuments are
21-542: A miracle, and the Queen ordered the building of a sanctuary and a village around it, to the worship of this Virgin's image, called Soterraña , an old Spanish word that means 'subterranean'. The Crown proclaimed some privileges to foster the settlement in the village on 1395 and 1407, like tax and conscription exemptions. During her stay in Santa María la Real de Nieva, Queen Blanche I of Navarre died on April 1, 1441, and she
28-423: Is a municipality located in the province of Segovia , Castile and León , Spain, about 30 km (18 mi) northwest of Segovia town. According to the 2010 census ( INE ), the municipality had a population of 1,193 inhabitants. This municipality includes 14 villages: All its villages, except Santa María la Real de Nieva village, were repopulated in the 11th century after the region's Reconquista , during
35-521: The Chapel of San Miguel de Párraces , a Romanesque church built in the 12th and 13th centuries, catalogued as a national monument , it holds an interesting Romanesque Christ sculpture from the same period known as "Holy Christ". Also there are the Parish Church of St. Nicholas and the remains of an ancient shrine known as The Holy Land . Santa Maria la Real de Nieva Santa María la Real de Nieva
42-401: The reign of Alfonso VI of León and Castile . Santa María la Real de Nieva village was founded in 1395 by King Henry III , by the mediation of his wife Catherine of Lancaster . The town's founding was due to the finding of a buried wooden sculpture of Mary three years before, probably hidden since muslem invasion , in a piece of open ground where the village is now. This fact was considered
49-577: Was buried at its church. On October 28, 1473, King Henry IV called a meeting of the Courts of Castile at Santa Maria's monastery. During the revolt of the Comuneros in 1520, Rodrigo Ronquillo , chief of royal troops in the area, set his headquarters in Santa Maria la Real de Nieva, and lost a battle near the town. In the 1834 territorial reorganization of Spain, Santa María la Real de Nieva became one of
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