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Saldaña

Saldaña is a town on the Carrión river in the north of the province of Palencia, Castile and León. In the 10th and 11th centuries it was the seat of the counts of the Banu Gómez family, powerful frontier lords of the Kingdom of León. Nearby lies the Roman villa of La Olmeda, known for its mosaics.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saldaña. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saldana
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