Coruña del Conde is a village and

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in the

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. The Arandilla River runs through it. It contains the ruins of an ancient

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castle, later converted for use by Castilian counts, which sits atop a hill that looks over the town. It also contains the Romanesque chapel of Santo Cristo. The village claims to be the venue for the first human flight by air pioneer Diego Marín Aguilera, who was born in the town (a plane was placed by the

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by the castle as a reminder of this claim).Coruña del Conde, Clunia, Diego Marín Aguilera
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. Colonia Clunia Sulpicia, one of Hispania's main cities and a ''conventus iuridicum'' capital of

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, was located 2 km away from the village. At Clunia, Emperor

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was proclaimed emperor by his legions and from there marched to Rome. Stones from the ancient city were used in the construction of buildings of the area, such as churches, arches, walls, castles or even palaces at

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People from Coruña del Conde

* Diego Marín Aguilera (1757–1799) - Aviation pioneer

References

External links

Guide about Coruña del Conde

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