Via de la Plata - Miranda de Azán
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Miranda de Azán was founded in the 12th century, during the reign of Alfonso IX to consolidate the Christian border of Tormes. Located just over nine kilometers from the charra capital and accessible from the Béjar highway. A few hundred meters away from the pilgrimage route, the beginning of the battle of the Arapiles took place in its term (July 22, 1812). It is said that at Pico Miranda, located to the left and a little before entering the town, the third allied division commanded by the Duke of Wellington defeated the French regiments of the Thomières division.
The town is part of the Merino line of the Roman road and is a place of passage for cattle between the south of the province or Extremadura and the north, mainly León. The landscape that the pilgrim and the tourist observe is that of the Castilian plain, a rectilinear horizon only broken by some holm oaks that provide a welcome shade when the heat intensifies.
