Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Medina del Campo

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Fair town and financial centre

In 1491 the Catholic Monarchs ruled that its fairs be the General Fair of the Kingdom, and in the 16th century it was one of the main financial centres of Europe. Isabella the Catholic died there on 26 November 1504, in the Royal Palace, and in August 1520 the town refused to hand its artillery to the troops of Carlos V, which brought on the fire known as the burning of Medina.

What to see today

Palacio de Dueñas: Palace, c. 1528 to 1543
Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena: Church, 1544 to 1767

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