Sahagún

Also known as Sahagun

Sahagún () 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 centre of population in the Leonese part of the Tierra de Campos natural region.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sahagún
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: PanoSahagún.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Sahagún.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Sahagún2.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castile and León
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: León
Settlement.elevation_m: 822
Settlement.area_total_km2: 123.64
Settlement.population_demonym: facundino/na, sahagunense
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Official language(s)

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Official website

Ayuntamiento de Sahagún

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Villages
Monastery
Notable residents
See also
External links
Gallery
References

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 against their more numerous French adversaries in 1808.

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