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Sahagún (Spanish pronunciation: [sa(a)ˈɣun]) is a town and municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León and the province of León. It is the main populated place in the Leonese part of the Tierra de Campos natural region.

Sahagún
Municipality
Sahagún
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°22′19″N 5°1′49″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceLeón
Government
  AlcaldePaula Conde Huerta (2019) (PP)
Area
  Total123.64 km2 (47.74 sq mi)
Elevation
822 m (2,697 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total2,517
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Demonym(s)facundino/na, sahagunense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24320
Dialing code987
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Sahagún contains some of the earliest examples of the mudéjar architecture. It lies on the Way of St. James and is often considered the half-way point between St. Jean Pied de Port and Santiago de Compostela. The Battle of Sahagún was a notable victory by the British light cavalry their more numerous French adversaries in 1808.

The first settlement on the site grew up around the nearby Benedictine monastery consecrated to the saints Facundus and Primitivus. The name Sahagún is thought to derive from an abbreviation and variation on the name San Fagun ("Saint Facundus").


Villages


Arenillas de Valderaduey, Celada de Cea, Galleguillos de Campos, Joara, Riosequillo, Sahagún, San Martín de la Cueza, San Pedro de las Dueñas, Sotillo de Cea, Villalebrín and Villalmán.


Monastery


The monastery acquired importance during the reign of Alfonso III de Asturias, and reached its greatest splendor during the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile. On November 25, 1085, this latter king promulgated the edicts known as the Fuero de Sahagún, which gave a number of privileges to the Monastery and town, fomenting its growth. The king favoured the Cluniac order and the monastery was known as the "Spanish Cluny".

Friction often erupted into disputes between the townsfolk and the monastery in the mid-12th century, as recorded in the Crónicas anónimas de Sahagún. The monastery was very important on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, and in the 14th century housed a University (see also List of early modern universities in Europe). In the 19th century, the monastery was disbanded and the structure nearly completely razed.


Notable residents




The Dungeons & Dragons monster sahuagin is inspired by Sahagún. The designer Steve Marsh was a Latter-day Saints missionary at the time, and he noticed Bernardino de Sahagún's name in a LDS publication, and modified that to serve as the monster's name.


See also







References


  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



На других языках


[de] Sahagún

Sahagún ist eine Kleinstadt und Hauptort einer Gemeinde (municipio) mit 2.493 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) am Jakobsweg in der Provinz León der Autonomen Gemeinschaft Kastilien und León. Der Ortsname ist eine abgeschliffene und zusammengezogene Form von Sanctus Facundus, der über Santfagund und einen Konsonantenwechsel im Spanischen – f zu h – zu seiner heutigen Form kam.
- [en] Sahagún

[es] Sahagún (España)

Sahagún es un municipio[7] y villa española de la provincia de León, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León. Ubicada entre los ríos Cea y Valderaduey, se encuentra en la comarca Tierra de Sahagún, la cual comparte con otros municipios limítrofes como Cea, Grajal de Campos o Calzada del Coto. Es, además, cabeza de partido judicial.

[ru] Саагун

Саагу́н (исп. Sahagún) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Леон, в составе автономного сообщества Кастилия и Леон.



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