Burgos

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Burgos (Spanish: [ˈbuɾɣos] ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Burgos and, with a population of approximately 178,370, it is also the second most populated city in Castile and León. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, near the confluence of the Arlanzón and the Vena rivers and at the edge of the central plateau. Burgos was settled in 884 by Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, Count of Castile, on behalf of the Leonese monarch. In the 11th century, urban development increased with the installment of a diocese, while the arrival of Frankish foreign elements fostered economic activity. By the 13th century, Burgos had already become the most important trading hub in the north of the Kingdom of Castile, influenced for its strategic location both along the Way of St. James and along north-south trade networks connecting the Castilian hinterland with the emerging Cantabrian port towns. Burgos experienced a...

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