Mayorga, Spain
municipality in Valladolid province, Spain
Mayorga (Spanish pronunciation: [majjˈoɾɣa]), also known as Mayorga de Campos, is a municipality located in the north of the province of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Tierra de Campos and the judicial district of Medina de Rioseco. According to the 2024 census (INE), it has a population of 1354 inhabitants. It covers an area of 163.4 square kilometres (63.09 sq mi).
According to some theories its name comes from the Leonese language, and there are several references to this village in the Middle Ages, in which Mayorga was a place in the Kingdom of León.
It was the birthplace of Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1915094. VIAF identifies the subject as 245391456. Authority coordinates are 42.167, -5.263. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2024 and 1354.
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