The Cartularies of Valpuesta from the monastery Santa María de Valpuesta, in Burgos, are considered to be the oldest known documents containing words written in the Spanish language.[2]
The province has an area of 14,300 km2 (5,500 sq mi) and a population of approximately 375,000 of whom nearly half live in the capital. The other locations higher than 20,000 inhabitants apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro and Aranda de Duero, both very industrialized. The Sierra de la Demanda, the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico, is located in Burgos Province.[3]
The most important rivers in the province are the Ebro and the Duero. The river Duero is in the south of the province and leads to the Atlantic Ocean at Porto, Portugal. Planted near it is a notable vineyard, Ribera de Duero. The north and south-east of the province are mountainous. The Ebro flows to the Mediterranean Sea.
Transportation is developed through a wide net of highways and roads. Besides, the province is served by the Burgos Airport, and was to have received High-speed railAVE around 2016.
Historyedit
Province of Burgos in 1590.
In the Atapuerca area, archaeologists have found evidence of occupation by hominids and humans for more than one million years. Discoveries have included the earliest hominid skull in Europe.
In the fifth century, the Visigoths drove back the Suevi. In the eighth century, the Arabs occupied all of Castiles. Alfonso III the Great, king of León reconquered the area around the middle of the ninth century, and built many castles for the defence of Christendom. Gradually the area was reconquered. The region came to be known as Castile (Latin castella), i.e. "land of castles". In the eleventh century, Burgos became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile.
Population developmentedit
The historical population is given in the following chart:
The province of Burgos is divided into 371 municipalities, being the Spanish province with the highest number, although many of them have fewer than 100 inhabitants.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Province of Burgos news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The Province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia Cantabria Vizcaya Alava La Rioja Soria Segovia and Valladolid Burgos is the province of Spain that has borders with most provinces Its capital is the city of Burgos BurgosProvinceProvincial Palace 19th century in Burgos seat of the Diputacion de Burgos the province governing bodyFlagCoat of armsMap of Spain with Burgos highlightedCoordinates 42 23 N 3 40 W 42 383 N 3 667 W 42 383 3 667CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastile and LeonCapitalBurgosGovernment PresidentCesar Rico Ruiz PP Area Total14 292 km2 5 518 sq mi RankRanked 11th 2 78 of SpainPopulation 1 RankRanked 36th 0 80 of SpainDemonym s Spanish burgales aEnglish burgaleseISO 3166 codeES BUOfficial language s SpanishParliamentCortes GeneralesWebsitewww wbr burgos wbr es The Cartularies of Valpuesta from the monastery Santa Maria de Valpuesta in Burgos are considered to be the oldest known documents containing words written in the Spanish language 2 Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2 1 Population development 3 Comarcas 4 Administrative divisions 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External linksOverview editSince 1964 archaeologists have been working at numerous areas of the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca where they have found ancient hominid and human remains the former dating to more than one million years ago with artefacts from the Palaeolithic and Bronze Ages of man The site has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site The province has an area of 14 300 km2 5 500 sq mi and a population of approximately 375 000 of whom nearly half live in the capital The other locations higher than 20 000 inhabitants apart from Burgos are Miranda de Ebro and Aranda de Duero both very industrialized The Sierra de la Demanda the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Iberico is located in Burgos Province 3 The most important rivers in the province are the Ebro and the Duero The river Duero is in the south of the province and leads to the Atlantic Ocean at Porto Portugal Planted near it is a notable vineyard Ribera de Duero The north and south east of the province are mountainous The Ebro flows to the Mediterranean Sea In Valpuesta the oldest texts in the Spanish language has been found dating from the tenth century 4 Transportation is developed through a wide net of highways and roads Besides the province is served by the Burgos Airport and was to have received High speed rail AVE around 2016 History edit nbsp Province of Burgos in 1590 In the Atapuerca area archaeologists have found evidence of occupation by hominids and humans for more than one million years Discoveries have included the earliest hominid skull in Europe The Celtiberian region that became Burgos was inhabited by the Morgobos Turmodigi Berones and perhaps also the Pellendones the last inhabitants of the northern part of the Celtiberian region According to the Greek historian Ptolemy the principal cities included Brabum Sisara Deobrigula nowadays Tardajos Ambisna Segiasamon Sasamon and Verovesca Briviesca Under Roman colonization it was part of Hispania Citerior Hither Spain and then Hispania Tarraconensis In the fifth century the Visigoths drove back the Suevi In the eighth century the Arabs occupied all of Castiles Alfonso III the Great king of Leon reconquered the area around the middle of the ninth century and built many castles for the defence of Christendom Gradually the area was reconquered The region came to be known as Castile Latin castella i e land of castles In the eleventh century Burgos became the capital of the Kingdom of Castile Population development edit The historical population is given in the following chart Comarcas edit nbsp Comarcas of the province of Burgos Valle del Rudron Alfoz de Burgos Odra Pisuerga Arlanza Ribera del Duero Merindades Ebro La Bureba Montes de Oca Sierra de la Demanda The province of Burgos is divided in 10 comarcas Merindades Valle del Rudron Ebro La Bureba Montes de Oca Alfoz de Burgos Sierra de la Demanda Odra y Pisuerga Arlanza Ribera del DueroAdministrative divisions edit nbsp Map of municipalities in the province of Burgos Main article Municipalities in Burgos The province of Burgos is divided into 371 municipalities being the Spanish province with the highest number although many of them have fewer than 100 inhabitants See also editList of municipalities in Burgos Trevino enclaveNotes and references edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute Origin and history of Spanish language First manuscripts 2013 Archived from the original on 2015 04 05 Sierra de la Demanda Burgos Sistema Iberico Valpuesta Foundation is born with the aimn to study and promote Castilian since its very originsExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Burgos province nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Burgos Website of the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon Website of the Province of Burgos delegation Portal nbsp Spain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Province of Burgos amp oldid 1212349749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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