Re: Orgin
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Orgin
Paul Villegas 7/15/02
Villegas means a manufacturing town. Area of origin in Spain is Burgos. First mention in 1686.
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Burgos
Pronunciation: [boorgos]
42°21N 3°41W, Population: (1995e) 162 000. Capital of Burgos province, N Spain; on R Arlanzón, 243 km/151 mi N of Madrid; former capital of Old Castile; archbishopric; railway; a world heritage site; home and burial site of El Cid; textiles, motor accessories, silk, chemicals, nails, clothes; Santa Maria de Gerona nuclear power station (1971); cathedral (13th-16th-c), castle; fair and fiestas of St Peter (Jun).
See Also:
Castile or Castille
El Cid
Spain
Source: Webster's World Encyclopedia 2001. Published by Webster Publishing, 2000. Copyright Webster Publishing, and/or contributors.
Burgos, city in northern Spain, capital of Burgos Province, in Castile-León, on the Arlanzón River. Burgos consists of the old town, on the western bank of the Arlanzón, and a modern district on the eastern bank, connected by several bridges. Wool and farm products are the main commercial commodities. Chief industries include the manufacture of woolen and leather goods, candy, paper, and chemicals. The Cathedral of Burgos, begun in 1221 and completed in 1567, is the best example of Gothic architecture in Spain. Built of white limestone in the form of a Latin cross, it contains the tombs of Fernán González and El Cid, national heroes of the period of the Moorish invasion.
Founded in the 9th century, Burgos was the capital of the kingdom of Castile and León from 1035 until 1560, when Madrid became the capital of all Spain. It became an episcopal see in 1074 and an archiepiscopal see in 1574. The city was the commercial center of Castile during the 15th century, but thereafter its prosperity declined. In 1833 it became the capital of the province. During the Spanish civil war (1936-1939), Burgos was the seat of the Nationalist government of Francisco Franco until the capture of Madrid at the end of the war. Population (1991) 160,381.
Source: "Burgos," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.