Capillas | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Castile and León |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Castile and León |
Coordinates: | 42.0133°N -4.8908°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Palencia |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Tierra de Campos |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ascensión Curieses Alonso (PSOE, since 2007) |
Area Total Km2: | 18.27 |
Elevation M: | 753 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Capilludo, capilluda, capilludos, capilludas |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code: | 34305 |
Capillas is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León. In 2013, its population was 86.
The town was first mentioned in 916 as Fonte de Capela, one of the first settlements of the region.[1] Its name, in Spanish, means "chapels".
Capillas, part of the comarca of Tierra de Campos, is from Palencia and from Valladolid. The municipality borders Boada de Campos, Castil de Vela, Castromocho, Gatón de Campos (in the province of Valladolid), Meneses de Campos and Villarramiel.
1900[2] | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2004 | 2013 | |
513 | 465 | 386 | 365 | 389 | 375 | 354 | 181 | 162 | 143 | 102 | 86 |
Francisco Blanco Salcedo, born here in 1512, was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela for seven years.