Villalpando

Villalpando lies in the open agricultural country of Tierra de Campos. Its walls and castle date back to its position near the medieval frontier between León and Castile, overlooking a crossing of the Valderaduey.

By 1466 Villalpando belonged to the Fernández de Velasco, constables of Castile. In that year the town and villages under its jurisdiction made a collective vow in support of the Immaculate Conception. During the Revolt of the Comuneros the castle was burned in 1521; a later fortress served as a residence for the constables.