Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Palencia

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: City on the Canal of Castile

In the 16th century economic prosperity made the city, with other Castilian provinces, the economic and demographic heart of the Spanish Empire. Most of its Jews moved to Portugal in 1492 because of the expulsion. In the 18th century the Canal of Castile was built, pushed by Fernando VI and continued by Carlos III, crossing the province with 38 locks.

What to see today

Catedral de San Antolín: Cathedral, 1486 to 1516
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús (Nuestra Señora de la Calle) (Iglesia de la Compañía): Church, 1584 to 1599

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