Palencia
Palencia is a city in northern Spain. Dating from the 11th century, San Miguel Church has a Romanesque apse and Gothic facade. Palencia Cathedral has a Gothic exterior and Renaissance altarpiece with paintings by Juan de Flandes. Cristo del Otero is a huge post-cubist statue of Christ by Victorio Macho, who is buried in the chapel below. The Museo de Palencia has Paleolithic artifacts, Roman mosaics and sacred art.
People born in Palencia (First 24 people) - Page 1
Carlos Corral Salvador
Author
Isaías Lafuente
Spanish author
Julio Villarrubia
Politician
Victoria Ortega Benito
Spanish advocate
Concepción Paredes (Conchi Paredes)
Spanish athlete
Juan Manuel Díaz Caneja
Artist
Arturo Marcos
Film producer
Juana Núñez de Lara
Enrique Simón
Actor
María Silva
Spanish film actress
Carmen Espegel
César Gelabert
Spanish footballer
Luis Miguel Romero Fernández
Manu Hernando
Spanish footballer
Sofía Tartilán
Spanish novelist
Ramón Arangüena
Television presenter
Álvaro Calvo Masa
Spanish basketball player
Eder Alvarez
DJ
Francisco Zumel
Spanish philosopher
Ainoa Campo
Spanish footballer
José Antolín Toledano
Honorary Chairman of Grupo Antolin
Eduardo Sánchez Junco
Editor
Marta Huerta de Aza
Spanish referee