Monreal, Navarre
Monreal (Basque: Elo) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. It had a population of 295 in 2002. It lies on the old Aragonese pilgrim's road to Santiago de Compostela, a tributary path of the Way of St James.
History
[edit]In 1185 Berengaria of Navarre was given the fief of Monreal by her father Sancho VI of Navarre, possibly to enhance her status in view of her betrothal to Richard I of England.[1]
Geography
[edit]La Higa sits to the west.
Demography
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Hilton, Lisa (2008). Queens Consort, England's Medieval Queens. Great Britain: Weidenfeld & Nichelson. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7538-2611-9.
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42°42′N 1°30′W / 42.700°N 1.500°W
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