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Medellín is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as both the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War. The second-largest city in Colombia, Medellín, was named in honour of the small village as well as Medellín, Veracruz in Mexico, two cities in Argentina, and Medellin, Cebu, in the Philippines.
The city was named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia, during the Sertorian War. In Latin, it was called Metellinum. Medellín is well-known because of its cultural heritage, with places like the Roman theatre, the old castle and other archeological sites.
It has a population of 2,337 (2009) and an area of 65 km2.
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El castillo de Medellín es una fortaleza del siglo xiii, ubicado en un elevado cerro en la margen izquierda del río Guadiana, junto a la población de Medellín del municipio español homónimo y situado a unos 103 km de Badajoz, capital de la provincia del mismo nombre, en la comunidad autónoma de…
CastilloBien de interés cultural
El puente sobre el Guadiana es un puente que cruza el Guadiana ubicado en la localidad española de Medellín, en la provincia de Badajoz.
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