Castrojeriz
The origin of Castrojeriz is Celtiberian, of the "Vaccean" tribes that settled in the hill; and the remains of walls and pottery emerged, one can speak of a village from the Bronze Age about 1500 years before Christ, this Castro was later romanized. Some scholars believe that this was the village of Autraca, others speak of a border town between "Vaccean" and "Turmogos" of Segisama, which could be the Sisaraca of "murgobos" or Ambisna. The truth is that the Romans fortified it in its war against Cantabrians, what is less clear is whether his Roman name is Castrum Caesaris or even the Segisama Julia.
The current name is Castro Sigerici or Camp of Sigerico in the year 760, the name of the son of the Duke of Cantabria Don Fruela and brother of the first Count of Castile and repopulator of Burgos Don Rodrigo, which identifies the full Cronicón Albeldense in Volume XIII, but in medieval documents Xeriz evolves Castro, Castro Soriz, Castrosoriz, Castro Sorit, Castro Surita, Castro Soricis of History Compostellana or Castro Sorecia in the Codex Calixtinus of the twelfth century.
In the year 974 receives from the hands of Count Fernán González first Castilian "fuero" (minor law) is to consolidate as a major nuclear population against the kingdom of Leon. The next step on the Santiago's Way definitely influenced the history, heritage and until final disposition of its urban layout, becoming the Santiago's Way most important city of Burgos province. Going to count to seven hospitals for pilgrims and numerous churches and convents, among them the Collegiate church of Santa Maria del Manzano, the Church of San Juan Bautista or the Cloister of San Antón or San Antonio Abad, to name a few.
Sources consultes wise:
- Rincones singulares de Burgos, VII del Arlanzón al Pisuerga of Enrique del Rivero.
- El Camino de Santiago en la Provincia de Burgos of Gonzalo Martínez Díez.
- Castrojeriz of Ángel Ruiz Garrastacho.
- Diccionario de etimologías de la lengua castellana.
- enciclopedia.us.es
- wapedia.mobi
- wikipedia.org
Hymns to Castrojeriz
ballad to Our Lady of Appletree of Castrojeriz
special vocabulary of Castrojeriz and its area
Pepillo and his ballads
ballad to Castrillo Matajudíos
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