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Briviesca

Also known as Virovesca

Briviesca is a town in the province of Burgos, in northern Spain, on the road from Burgos to Miranda de Ebro. It descends from Virovesca, a town of the Autrigones named by Pliny and Ptolemy that became a Roman stopping place on the road through the upper Ebro region. In 1387 the Cortes of Castile met there under John I.

Briviesca
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Autrigones

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Briviesca. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/briviesca
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“Briviesca.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/briviesca. Accessed .
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