Olmedo is a

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in the

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Valladolid Valladolid () is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. It has a population around 300,000 peo ...

, Spain. The Mudéjar theme park is located here.

History

Museums

* Palacio Caballero de Olmedo. * Parque temático del Mudéjar de Castilla y León.

Transport

Olmedo is on the

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road (

Adanero Adanero is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León. The municipality has a total area of 31.42 km2 and, as of 1 January 2019, a registered population of 196, according to the INE. History Adanero was granted t ...

-Olmedo-

–

Medina de Rioseco Medina de Rioseco is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Valladolid (province), province of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León and Spain. According to a 2011 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística ( ...

– León). The Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line runs through the municipality, and Olmedo is planned to be the branching point for the high-speed line running to

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and

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. Olmedo is at one end of a 14.4km test track for high speed trains, and the

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system.

Medina del Campo Medina del Campo is a town and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Part of the Province of Valladolid, it is the centre of a farming area. History Medina del Campo grew in importance thanks to its fai ...

is at the other end.

Gastronomy

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Notable people

* Juan de Sarmiento, member of the

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and historian of the

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; *

Ignacio Ortega y Cortés Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name " Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of s ...

, member of the Council of the Orders and assistant to

Diego de Covarrubias Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva or Covarruvias (July 25, 1512 – September 27, 1577) was a Spanish jurist and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cuenca (1577-1577), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Segovia (1564-157 ...

. * Sebastián Cortés y Cárcel, jurist; *Brother

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, advisor to

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; *

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(1466–1539), judge and governor of

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; *

Juan Jiménez de Montalvo Doctor Juan Jiménez de Montalvo (born 1551, Olmedo, Castile) was an ''oidor'' (judge) of the Royal '' Audiencia'' of Lima, and briefly in 1621 and 1622, interim viceroy of Peru. Biography According to his biographer Manuel Moreyra y Paz Soldán ...

(1551–?), judge of the Royal '' Audiencia'' of

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(1598–?) and acting

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(1621–22); *

Jerónimo de Alderete Jerónimo de Alderete y Mercado (; c. 1518 – April 7, 1556) was a Spanish conquistador who was later named governor of Chile, but died before he could assume his post. Early life Alderete was born in Olmedo, Castille in 1518, the son of Fr ...

(1516–56), conqueror of

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; * Julio Valdeón Baruque (1936–2009), historian; *

José Antonio González Caviedes José Antonio González Caviedes (28 November 1938 – 4 December 1996) was a Spanish politician. He was mayor of the small town of Olmedo, and later served as People's Party senator for Valladolid from 1989 until his death in 1996. He died a ...

(1938–1996), mayor of Olmedo and Senator for the UPD and later for the Popular Party *

Miriam González Durántez Miriam González Durántez, Lady Clegg (born 31 May 1968) is a Spanish international trade lawyer, vice chair of UBS Europe and founder of Inspiring Girls. She is the wife of Nick Clegg, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ...

(1968–), lawyer, wife of

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(

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2010–15), daughter of José Antonio González Caviedes.

References

External links

Official site
Municipalities in the Province of Valladolid {{Valladolid-geo-stub