Astorga

Astorga (Latin Asturica Augusta) is a city in the province of Le?n, Spain.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It predates Roman times. It has been an important stop in the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Web link (in Spanish): Ayuntamiento de Astorga

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

Roman: Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and several geographic locations....