 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Palencia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 01 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.0167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.5333 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Main town of Iberian tribe Vaccaei; seat for the kings of Castile and their courts in the 12th-13th centuries; Gothic cathedral (constructed between 1321-1504) houses El Greco's "St. Sebastian," noted Flemish tapestries, woodwork, and stonework. |
Names: |
|
| Palencia (preferred,C,V)
|
| Pallantia (H,V)
|
............ | ancient |
| Palantia (H,V)
|
............ | ancient |
| Παλλαντία (H,V,Greek,U)
|
............ | ancient |
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
.................... |
Palencia (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
was an ancient Iberian center |
| city (C) |
|
| provincial capital (C) |
|
| university center (H) |
............ |
founded 1208 by Alfonso IX; moved to Salamanca 1239 |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
