Capillas is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León. In 2013, its population was 86.
Capillas | |
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Municipality | |
Church of St. Augustinus | |
Capillas Location in Castile and León | |
| Coordinates: 42°0′48″N 4°53′27″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | |
| Province | |
| Comarca | Tierra de Campos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ascensión Curieses Alonso (PSOE, since 2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 77 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Capilludo, capilluda, capilludos, capilludas |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
The town was first mentioned in 916 as Fonte de Capela, one of the first settlements of the region.[2] Its name, in Spanish, means "chapels".
Capillas, part of the comarca of Tierra de Campos, is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palencia and 52 kilometres (32 mi)from Valladolid.[3] The municipality borders Boada de Campos, Castil de Vela, Castromocho, Gatón de Campos (in the province of Valladolid), Meneses de Campos and Villarramiel.[4]
| 1900[5] | 1910[5] | 1920[5] | 1930[5] | 1940[5] | 1950[5] | 1960[5] | 1970[5] | 1981[5] | 1991[5] | 2004 | 2013 |
| 513 | 465 | 386 | 365 | 389 | 375 | 354 | 181 | 162 | 143 | 102 | 86 |
Francisco Blanco Salcedo, born here in 1512, was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela for seven years.
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