Saldaña

Saldaña stands beside the Carrión beneath the castle of its medieval counts. The fortress was already recorded in the tenth century, when the Banu Gómez held power in this part of the kingdom of León. The town's market remained a focus for the surrounding countryside. In 1453 John II authorised the Marquis of Santillana to hold a fair at Saldaña, adding to the commercial life gathered around the church of San Miguel and the nearby squares.