Valdefuentes Hospital, located near the town of Galarde (municipality of Arlanzón), was a welfare center of the Camino Francés de Camino de Santiago. At the moment they remain of him the rest (apse) of that it was an important Cistercian monastery, of gothic style, founded on century XII. It is located in a beautiful valley, next to the source called El Carnero.
The only thing that remains of it is the apse of the church of Santa Magdalena, from the 13th century, because the rest of the dependencies have disappeared.
Its lines are a clear example of Cistercian simplicity and simplicity. History
The hospital was run by Cistercians and depended on the Monastery of Veruela. Alfonso VIII of Castile granted a charter in favor of this hospital on June 7, 1187.
It was essential for the pilgrims, since they could rest and recover there to continue the march after the hard and dangerous crossing of the Montes de Oca. It lasts because of the broken topography of the land; dangerous for the insecurity of a territory plagued by road robbers.
In 1234, together with its domains of Moncalvillo and Colina (one of the nuclei of Barrios de Colina), it was integrated into the Hospital del Rey. Bibliography
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