Medellín () is a village in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Badajoz Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The populatio ...

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

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, notable as both the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

. The second-largest city in Colombia, Medellín, was named in honour of the small village as well as Medellín, Veracruz in

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, two cities in

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, and Medellin, Cebu, in the

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. The city was named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia, during the

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. In

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, it was called ''Metellinum''. Medellín is well-known because of its cultural heritage, with places like the Roman theatre, the old castle and other archelogical sites. It has a population of 2,337 (2009) and an area of 65 km².

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External links

Official website of Medellín

Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz Coloniae (Roman) Populated places established in the 1st century BC {{Badajoz-geo-stub

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