Población de Campos
Encyclopedia
Población de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Palencia
, Castile and León
, Spain
. According to the 2004 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 179 inhabitants.
Poblacion de Campos likely originated in the 9th century, but likely it was preceded by a roman villa settlement as suggested by the Loncejares excavations. Its geographical location in a high and the name of "Castle" to one of its neighborhoods suggest that Poblacion de Campos had in the past walls and likely a castle. Since the 10th century Poblacion de Campos is part of the Cristian pilgrim way "Camino de Santiago" (Way of St. James) to Santiago as attested by its french street.
At the time of apogee of the "Camino de Santiago", Poblacion de Campos had two renowned hospitals, Our Lady of Mercy and the San Miguel Hospital.
At the end of the 16th century, Poblacion's population had 154 neighbors, which felt to 106 in 1751 while in 1900, 1930 and 1960 had 861, 735, and 500, respectively. The population living in this village in 2009 is under 200, at the levels of the 16th century!.
Palencia (province)
Palencia is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of León, Cantabria, Burgos, and Valladolid....
, Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain
Spain
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. According to the 2004 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 179 inhabitants.
History
Since the mid-12th century, Poblacion de Campos was lordship by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem or Knights of Rhodes and Malta. The historical evidence indicates that Alfonso VII granted this privilege to this Order in Salamanca on June 24 of the year 1140. The lordship and jurisdiction of the cross was established shortly after.Poblacion de Campos likely originated in the 9th century, but likely it was preceded by a roman villa settlement as suggested by the Loncejares excavations. Its geographical location in a high and the name of "Castle" to one of its neighborhoods suggest that Poblacion de Campos had in the past walls and likely a castle. Since the 10th century Poblacion de Campos is part of the Cristian pilgrim way "Camino de Santiago" (Way of St. James) to Santiago as attested by its french street.
At the time of apogee of the "Camino de Santiago", Poblacion de Campos had two renowned hospitals, Our Lady of Mercy and the San Miguel Hospital.
At the end of the 16th century, Poblacion's population had 154 neighbors, which felt to 106 in 1751 while in 1900, 1930 and 1960 had 861, 735, and 500, respectively. The population living in this village in 2009 is under 200, at the levels of the 16th century!.