Cacabelos

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Cacabelos (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). According to the 2020 census (INE), Cacabelos has a population of 4,996 inhabitants. It is well known for its wines.

It is one of Galician speaking councils of Castilla y León.[1]

History

During the Peninsular War, the village, and more especially, its bridge over the river Cua, was in the line of retreat taken by Sir John Moore's British army to A Coruña, and was the site of the Battle of Cacabelos (3 January 1809),[2] a minor battle.

References

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  1. Turell, Teresa. Multilingualism in Spain, page 113 At Google Books.
  2. Moore, Richard. "Plunket’s Shot: A reconstruction of a famous exploit in the history of the 95th Rifles" Script error: No such module "webarchive". Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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