Medina del Campo

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Medina del Campo (Valladolid) was a market town under the jurisdiction of Queen Isabella after it was granted to her by her brother Alphonse. The Royal Palace in Medina del Campo left to her in his will became her permanent home.

On 12th October 1504, Queen Isabella drew up her will before her secretary and notary Gaspar de Gricio. On 23rd November, three days before her death, she dictated her codicil. The Queen passed away in the Royal Palace in Medina del Campo on 26th November 1504.

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Castle of the MotaMore information
It dates from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Important works were carried out under the Catholic Monarchs in the 15th century. One of the larges castles in Castilla y León.It used to be a state prison,...
Church Collegiate of San Antolin (Parroquia Mayor)More information
Late Gothic church, with three naves covered with groin vaults. The magnificent main altarpiece dates from the 16th century and was made in accordance with the basic lines of Castilian imagery. In 1851...
Church of Santiago el RealMore information
Classic Jesuit style: austere exterior, Latin cross ground plan with a single nave and lateral chapels. A tower was erected in 1799 on the northwest side of the facade.Before the Jesuits were expelled...
Parish Church of San Miguel ArcangelMore information
Built in the 15th and 16th centuries. The altarpiece has been attributed to Leonardo Carrión.
Parish Church of Santo TomasMore information
The current building, halfway between Gothic and Herrera styles, is from the XVI century. In 1885 it loses its status of parish to recover it just one hundred years later. In that lay century a hospital...
Medina del CampoMore information
In the middle of the Castilian countryside rises the spectacular Medina del Campo, whose history is linked to the figure of Isabel la Católica. The quiet streets and porticoed squares of this Valladolid...
Holy Week in Medina del CampoMore information
The Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Medina del Campo in one of the oldest festivals of processions of discipline in Spain. The processions were instituted in 1411 by the Dominican San Vicente Ferrer, and this...
Classification of Festivities
International Tourist Interest
Date
Semana Santa
Town
Medina del Campo
Traditional Running of Medina del CampoMore information
The fact that such bullfighting festivals have their roots in antiquity, possibly as far back as the 16th century, is a perfect excuse for the annual outpouring of energy that a lot of people who visit...
Classification of Festivities
National Tourist Interest
Date
Del 2 de septiembre al 8 de septiembre
Town
Medina del Campo
Foundation Museum of the FairsMore information
The museo de las ferias was created to highlight the importance of the economy and culture of Medina del Campo in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The collection recalls local history and tries to...