Villamañán

Historia

Villamañán is a town located in the south-west of the province of León, Spain, in the area known as Esla, in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain.It was originally known as Villamagna, but the name evolved to its current version, Villamañán.DemographicsVillamañán has a population of 1,287 as of the INE's (Spanish Census Bureau) 2005 estimate. 633 of the population are males and 654 are females. Its total area is of 57,8 km².Villamañán (the town)Villamañán is located in the south-west of the province of León, Spain in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain. It is located within a distance of 37 km of the city of León. There are 736 households and its population is of 1,287.Some of the most famous places in town are Plaza Mayor or La Plaza (the town's biggest and main square where the Villamañán's historical church and its tower are located, along with a famous candy and magazine shop), the historical and legendary church of La Zarza (literally means Church of the Blackberry, where the legend says the ghost of Virgin Mary appeared on a blackberry shrub and told the people who saw it to build a church there in her honor, hence the name Church of the Blackberry) and the park known as el Jardín (the Garden).