Santa Elena is a municipality in the
province of Jaén, in the community autonomous of
Andalusia
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, Spain. It is where the
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Islamic history as the Battle of Al-Uqab (), took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the ''Reconquista'' and the Spain in the Middle Ages, medieval history of Spain. The Christian ...
took place in
1212
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Events
By place
England
* July 10 – The Great Fire: The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground; over ...
. According to the 2014
census
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,
[ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)] the municipality has a population of 1001 inhabitants.
See also
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La Carolina
La Carolina is a city and municipality located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 15,808 inhabitants.
History
La Carolina was formerly the capital of the ''Intendencia'' of the ...
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List of municipalities in Jaén
Jaén is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 97 municipalities. Spanish census, Jaén is the 27th largest of the 50 provinces by population, with inhabitants, and the 14th largest by land area, ...
References
External links
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Municipalities in the Province of Jaén (Spain)
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