Astorga, Spain (esp)

Astorga, Spain

Astorga, Spain ranks 9,412th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Valparaiso, Indiana, Palm Beach County, Florida, and Ivanjica. Memorable people born in Astorga, Spain include Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas, and Felipe Miñambres. Memorable people who died in Astorga, Spain include Henry, Count of Portugal. Astorga, Spain has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Astorga, Spain is located in Spain.

Astorga is a municipality and city of Spain located in the central area of the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, 43 kilometres (27 mi) southwest of the provincial capital. It is located in the transit between the Páramo Leonés and the mountains of León and acts as the backbone of the comarcas of Maragatería, La Cepeda and the Ribera del Órbigo. The city is the head of one of the most extensive and oldest dioceses of Spain, whose jurisdiction covers half of the province of León and part of Ourense and Zamora. It is also head of the judicial party number 5 of the province of León. Read more on Wikipedia