Valencia de Don Juan (; ''Coyanza'' in
Leonese language
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) is a municipality located in the
province of León
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About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the c ...
,
Castile and León
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,
Spain
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. In 2023, the municipality had a population of 5,185.
Originally, Valencia de Don Juan was named Comeniaca and Castrum Covianca in
Roman times
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. In the High Middle Ages, it appeared as Cives Quoianka and Coyanza or Coyança (as it appears in the current seal, in addition to being evoked in the gentile "coyantino"). This lasted until the thirteenth century in which it was changed by Valencia de Campos, before renamed to the current name after its first lord and duke,
Infante John of Portugal.
Apuntes sobre el nombre de Valencia de D. Juan
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Language
Coyanza City Council promotes Leonese language
Leonese (''llionés, ḷḷionés, lionés'') is a set of vernacular Romance languages, Romance language varieties spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León (historical region), León in Spain (the modern provi ...
courses.
See also
* Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when the Christian princes of Kingdom of Asturias, Asturias along the Bay of Biscay, northern coast of the peninsula ...
* Leonese language
Leonese (''llionés, ḷḷionés, lionés'') is a set of vernacular Romance languages, Romance language varieties spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León (historical region), León in Spain (the modern provi ...
* Llión
* Province of Llión
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References
External links
Municipalities in the Province of León
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