Habsburg and Bourbon Spain
Reinosa
Today: Spain
- Years
- 1492–1833
- Role
- Head of the Merindad of Campoo
Reinosa, head of the Merindad of Campoo and seat of its General Assembly, received Prince Juan in 1497, who came to meet his bride Margaret of Austria, and in 1517 it lodged Carlos V for nine days. In the 18th century, under the Bourbons, the Camino Real and the Ebro bridge made it a stopping place for Castilian goods on their way to the port of Santander. The tower, portal and dome of San Sebastián date from those years.
What to see today
- Iglesia de San Sebastián: Church, 1754 to 1774