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Place in Castile and León, Spain
Benafarces, Spain
Flag of Benafarces, SpainFlagCoat of arms of Benafarces, SpainCoat of arms
Church of AsunciónChurch of Asunción
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceValladolid
MunicipalityBenafarces
Area
 • Total16.65 km (6.43 sq mi)
Elevation743 m (2,438 ft)
Population
 • Total68
 • Density4.1/km (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Benafarces is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 114 inhabitants.

In 1147 Osorio Martínez granted a fuero to Benafarces with the approval of Alfonso VII. The village in turn was required to make an annual payment in kind of half a sheep, ten loaves of bread, some barley, and some must.

Notes

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 95.
Municipalities in the province of Valladolid
Flag of Valladolid

41°37′N 5°17′W / 41.617°N 5.283°W / 41.617; -5.283

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