Burgos

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Burgos is a historic city in northern Spain known for its medieval architecture and its prominent role during the Spanish Civil War.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Burgos canonical 66
Burgos, Spain 3
City of Burgos 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
autonomousCommunityCapitalOf none
capitalOf Province of Burgos
cathedralName Cathedral of Burgos
surface form: Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos
cathedralUNESCOStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
climate oceanic climate with continental influences
country Spain
distanceToAtapuerca approximately 15 km east
economicActivity industry
services
tourism
famousPersonAssociated Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
surface form: El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)
foundedInCentury 9th century
foundedInYear 884
founder Diego Rodríguez Porcelos
hasHeritageSite Cathedral of Burgos
surface form: Burgos Cathedral

Cartuja de Miraflores
Monastery of Las Huelgas
hasLandmark Arco de Santa María
Cathedral of Burgos
surface form: Burgos Cathedral

Cartuja de Miraflores
Castle of Burgos
Monastery of Las Huelgas
Plaza Mayor de Burgos
hasMuseum Museum of Human Evolution
hasPopulation approximately 175000 (early 21st century)
hasUniversity University of Burgos
historicalRole former capital of the Crown of Castile
important medieval city of the Kingdom of Castile
key center during the Spanish Civil War
knownFor Camino de Santiago
surface form: Camino de Santiago route

Gothic cathedral
medieval architecture
role in the Spanish Civil War
locatedIn Castile and León
northern Spain
locatedOnRiver Arlanzón River
nearBirthplaceOf El Cid
surface form: El Cid (Vivar del Cid)
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf historical region of Castile
postalCodePrefix 090
province Province of Burgos
surface form: Burgos Province
relatedToArchaeologicalSite Atapuerca archaeological site
servedAs headquarters of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War
seat of the Nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traversedBy Camino de Santiago
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1984

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emilio Mola burialPlace Burgos
Castile capital Burgos
King of Castile hasCapital Burgos
Eleanor of Castile marriagePlace Burgos
this entity surface form: Burgos, Castile
Cortes of Castile meetsIn Burgos
Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon capital Burgos
subject surface form: Crown of Castile
Balma hasTwinTown Burgos
Logudoro contains Burgos
Juan Yagüe placeOfDeath Burgos
Bedford hasTwinTown Burgos
José Antonio Ortega Lara placeOfKidnapping Burgos
this entity surface form: Burgos, Spain
José Antonio Ortega Lara residence Burgos
this entity surface form: Burgos, Spain
Council of Burgos location Burgos
Tatabánya hasTwinTown Burgos
Braga hasTwinTown Burgos
E80 passesThroughCity Burgos
Pessac hasTwinTown Burgos
Álava borders Burgos
Siege of Burgos location Burgos
medieval Spain hasCapital Burgos
Périgueux twinTown Burgos