Coruña del Conde is a village and

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in the

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Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

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. The Arandilla River runs through it. Castillo De Coruña Del Conde

It contains the ruins of an ancient

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castle, later converted for use by Castilian counts, which sits atop a hill that looks over the town. It also contains the Romanesque chapel of Santo Cristo. The village claims to be the venue for the first

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by air pioneer

Diego Marín Aguilera Diego Marín Aguilera (1757–1799) was a Spanish inventor who was an early aviation pioneer. Early life Born in Coruña del Conde, Marín became the head of his household after his father died and had to take care of his seven siblings. He wo ...

, who was born in the town (a plane was placed by the

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by the castle as a reminder of this claim).Coruña del Conde, Clunia, Diego Marín Aguilera
/ref> It was the birthplace of Bishop Agustín of

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. Colonia Clunia Sulpicia, one of Hispania's main cities and a ''conventus iuridicum'' capital of

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, was located 2 km away from the village. At Clunia, Emperor

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was proclaimed emperor by his legions and from there marched to Rome. Stones from the ancient city were used in the construction of buildings of the area, such as churches, arches, walls, castles or even palaces at Peñaranda de Duero.

People from Coruña del Conde

(1757–1799) - Aviation pioneer

References

External links

Guide about Coruña del Conde

Municipalities in the Province of Burgos {{Burgos-geo-stub