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Santervás de Campos

Valladolid · Castilla y León

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Santervás de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2009, the municipality has a population of 137.

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Origins

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History

At the beginning of the 8th century, the Tierra de Campos region was practically uninhabited. It was at the beginning of the 9th century that repopulation began with people from the mountains and Mozarabs.

In a list of places first mentioned in the 11th century, we see Villa Citti appear, possibly established at the end of the 10th or beginning of the 11th century. By the beginning of the 12th century, it already appears as an inn or hospital, its name partly ceding its name to Saint Herbás. This would mean that the hospice functioned as a Christian community with monks, reflected in the name of the parish and the place, in honor of the 2nd-century martyr saints, Saints Gervasius and Protasius.

The exact location of the hospice and its purpose are attested to by various documents from that period and later: In 985, Bermudo II of León confirmed to the See of León some villas in the Campos Góticos, in the Araduey and Cea valleys, in Valmadrigal. In 1066, Villa Citti was established as a hospice, and in 1130, the villa was named Villa Citti and the parish Saint Gervasius.

Important for the site was the historic moment of the signing of the donation that Sancha made to the Abbey of Sahagún of the Priory of Santervás and its estate. Here begins the true documented history of Santervás. With the advice and permission of his brother, Alfonso VII of León, granted Sahagún its usufruct without ownership. The abbot of Sahagún would be the lord of the place, who would appoint or dismiss the superior of San Gervasio. The donation was as pious as it was self-serving, because it yielded the Infanta 250 gold maravedís. But the protocol of signatures is historic because of the figures involved: the primate of Toledo, the bishops of Segovia and Palencia, the bishop-elect of Oviedo, the archbishoprics of Santiago de Compostela and Mondoñedo, Counts Rodrigo Martínez and Suero Vermúdez, high-ranking court officials, stewards, merinos, and other prominent names in the lands of León. It was signed at the monastery of Sahagún on 15 May 1130. Perhaps time will one day reveal the secrets surrounding the Benedictine priory of Santervás, which burned down on the night of 19-20 November 1844.

Before the current division of provinces, which dates back more or Less unchanged from 1833, the parish of Santervás de Campos belonged to the Diocese of Palencia according to the old historical provincial divisions of the Crown of Castile, and the later provincial divisions (or intendancies) of the House of Habsburg.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, several residents of Santervás de Campos emigrated to the Americas. Marcos de Escobar went to Peru in 1626, and Juan Ponce de León and Hernán Ponce de León in 1511.

The town has gradually lost population and importance, becoming a small village, although in the past, it was the birthplace of important figures, such as the conquistador Juan Ponce de León, discoverer of Florida and consequently what became the United States.

In the mid-19th century, the town had a recorded population of 475 inhabitants. It is described in the thirteenth volume of Pascual Madoz's "Geographical-Statistical-Historical Dictionary of Spain and its Overseas Possessions" (1849) as follows:

"SANTERVAS DE CAMPOS: a town with a town hall in the province, territorial court, and captaincy general of Valladolid (12 leagues), judicial district of Villalón (2), diocese of León (11): situated on the right bank of the Valderaduey River, on a small slope in the valley called Valmadrigal, it enjoys good ventilation and a temperate and healthy climate. It has 130 houses; the town hall, a primary school attended by 40 students of both sexes, endowed with 1,100 reales; a parish church (Saints Gervasius and Protasius) served by a priest and a sacristan. The district borders those of Melgar de Arriba, Villacarlon, Vega de Ruiponce and Melgar de Abajo; within it are several springs of good water, a hermitage (the Most Holy Christ of Mercy), the Villela depot and the ruins of a priory dependent on the former Benedictine monastery of Sahagun; it was burned and reduced to ashes on the night of November 19-20, 1844. The land, fertilized by the Valderaduey, is of good quality. Roads: the local roads and the carriage road that leads to Zamora. Mail is received and dispatched in Villalon and Villada. Products: pure wheat, meslin, barley, rye, oats, legumes, potatoes, wine, and pasture, which support sheep, cattle, and mules; there is hunting of partridges and hares; fish."

During a trade mission to Spain, the Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño, presided over a ceremony here on 21 January 2011, commemorating the Quincentennial of the Governorship of Ponce de León, the United States territory's first Governor and discoverer of Florida and the continental United States, in which a statue of that municipality's famous explorer was unveiled.

Monuments

Iglesia de San Gervasio y San Protasio

La iglesia de San Gervasio y San Protasio es una excelente muestra del arte mudéjar castellano. Lo más destacado son sus tres ábsides de estilo románico-mudéjar, el central construido en piedra y los laterales con ladrillo, al igual que el resto del templo. Estos ábsides se construyeron en el último cuarto del siglo XII y están decorados, exterior e interiormente, con arquillos ciegos, frisos denticulados y otros motivos ornamentales.Según Francisco Antón: «En la primera mitad del siglo XII (pero pudiera retrasarse hasta antes de mediar el XII) se edifica el templo con una nave y un solo ábside, torneado de piedra y acompañado de columnas puramente decorativas, demasiado finas para su altura. Se remata el ábside con hermosos capiteles y canecillos que muestran extrañas figuras. [...] Es de albañilería rural llena de arte, de belleza y de originalidad, y única y típicamente española. [...] Por el ábside central, esa iglesia entra en la serie de románicas rurales. Por la obra de albañilería morisca (mudéjar), se destaca valientemente entre sus hermanas, y lo mejor de ella le vendría de la escuela de Sahagún, aunque no poco de la muestra hace recordar obras toresanas».

Ermita del Cristo de la Misericordia

Situada junto al cauce del río Valderaduey, en este edificio se veneraba el Santísimo Cristo de la Misericordia, restaurado por las Edades del hombre, y que se venera en la iglesia parroquial.

Museo Ponce de León

Inaugurado el 21 de junio de 2017, se encuentra situado en la bodega de un antiguo convento del siglo XVII. Está basado en el libro Retablo de Ponce de León del escritor Enrique Sánchez Goyanes y ha sido diseñado por Raúl Gómez Paniagua. Se trata de un viaje en el tiempo que comienza en Santervás de Campos, cuna de Juan Ponce de León. A partir de ahí, avanzar por el museo es adentrarse en los siglos XV y XVI, conociendo el momento histórico y las circunstancias que lo rodearon. La decoración del museo recrea el mobiliario y la forma de vida de aquel entonces.

What to visit

Museo Ponce de León

Gallery

Festivals

La Tortillada del día de San Blas. 3 de febrero.

Santos Gervasio y Protasio. 19 y 20 de junio (fiestas patronales). El 19 de junio.- San Gervasio y San Protasio: Antigua fiesta como el patronazgo mismo, ha llegado hasta hace unos años con repicar de vísperas y su salmodia en el coro. El pueblo todo hacía los honores al predicador recibiéndole junto al puentecillo de Valderaduey. Después, parroquia, autoridades y música entre cohetes y repiques subían a las Vísperas con harmonium. Anocheciendo, se prendía la hoguera de San Gervasio, a la que se hacía corro con general regocijo. Ya el día patronal, la madrugada se animaba de dulzaina y tamboril. Previa a la misa, salía la procesión patronal El mediodía caldeado de San Gervasio estaba transido de asados y aromas sabrosos. Y era sagrado cerrar mesa con postre de arroz con leche a la canela. Hasta el fresquillo de la madrugada resistían los compases del baile.

Virgen del Pilar. 12 de octubre.

Fiestas del Ausente: agosto, varias actividades culturales, lúdicas y festivas.

Mercado Medieval del Camino de Santiago para dar a conocer el albergue de peregrinos del Camino de Madrid.

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Rest of the year

  • February: La Tortillada del día de San Blas (3)
  • June: Santos Gervasio y Protasio (19)
  • August: Fiestas del Ausente
  • October: Virgen del Pilar (12)

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Gastronomy

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Trails and hiking

Ruta Jacobea Madrileña

Services

Hostel

Albergue de peregrinos de Santervás de Campos

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Holiday cottage

Casa Jano

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Famous people

Juan Ponce de León, explorador, conquistador español y primer gobernador de Puerto Rico

Francisco de Villagra, conquistador y explorador español

Town hall

El actual alcalde Santiago Baeza Benavides lleva al mando del ayuntamiento desde hace más de 20 años y actualmente es concejal en la Diputación de Valladolid del servicio de Extinción de incendios.

Town hall of Santervás de Campos

El actual alcalde Santiago Baeza Benavides lleva al mando del ayuntamiento desde hace más de 20 años y actualmente es concejal en la Diputación de Valladolid del servicio de Extinción de incendios.

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How to get there

  • 🚗 88 km from Valladolid (about 62 min by car)
  • 🚗 145 km from Burgos (about 102 min by car)

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  • ✈️ 76 km from Valladolid airport (about 54 min by car)
  • ✈️ 77 km from León airport (about 54 min by car)

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Practical info

ℹ️ Tourist office

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🔭 Viewpoints

  • Mirador de la ermita · 4.7 km away

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Buses

La principal vía de acceso a la localidad es la VP-4013 que une las localidades de Melgar de Arriba y Villacarralon, no obstante la VA-932 que comunica Villada con Becilla de Valderaduey pasa muy cerca de la localidad y a través de ella se accede a la citada VP-4013 para dirigirse a la localidad.

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Pharmacy and health

Consultorio Médico de Santervás de Campos

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