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View of DurueloJosep Maria Viñolas Esteva · CC BY-SA 4.0

Duruelo

Mountain village

Duruelo is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 136 inhabitants (an hour away from Madrid). The closest river to Duruelo is the Duratón.

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Duruelo is the site where a small farm house was converted to house the first monastery of friars of the reformed Carmelites. This primitive, discalced Carmelite community in November of 1568 was one of the first for men begun by Saint Teresa de Jesus. Saint John of the Cross help to convert the old house with a few other monks. Frey Juan de Santo Matia, as he was known formally, changed his name to Juan de la Cruz (John of the Cross) there on November 28, 1568. In two short years, the small farm house became overcrowded and the monastery moved to Mancera de Abajo in June of 1570.

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Coat of arms of Duruelo
Province
Segovia
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
172
Altitude
1,012 m
Area (IGN)
19 km²
Postcode
40312
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4 photographs of Duruelo, taken here and in its own light.

Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva · CC BY-SA 4.0
Duruelo: Duruelo Segovia (4) · Photo: Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Adrian benedited · CC0
Casa consistorial de Duruelo (Segovia, España) · Photo: Adrian benedited (CC0)
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Ayuntamiento in the small village of Duruelo, near Sepúlveda, Spain. The picture was taken the 28th December 2003 by Håkan Svensson, (Xauxa). · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Duruelo in the province of Segovia, Spain. The photo was taken the 28 of December 2003 by Håkan Svensson (Xauxa). · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)

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