Burgos Province

Burgos is a province of Spain belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla y León, located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is the homonymous city. It limits to the north with Cantabria, to the east with the Basque Country, La Rioja and the province of Soria, to the south with the province of Segovia and to the west with the provinces of Valladolid and Palencia. Together with Zaragoza, it is the Spanish province that borders the most provinces, a total of eight. It has an extension of &&&&&&&&&&014022.&&&&&014,022 km² and in 2015 had &&&&&&&&&0364002.&&&&&0 364,002 inhabitants.

The province contains the historical territories that gave rise to the county of Castilla. In addition, in the town of Valpuesta are the documents with the oldest known texts in Spanish, the so-called Cartularios de Valpuesta. The route of the Camino de Santiago runs through the province.

It has a wide variety of landscapes (more than eighty landscape units), due to being nestled between the beginnings of the Cantabrian mountain range and the Iberian system, and its waters are discharged into three peninsular hydrographic basins. It has the longest underwater cave in the world in the field of continental waters.

This is the province of Spain with the largest number of municipalities, a total of 371, currently grouped into seven judicial districts: Aranda de Duero, Briviesca, Burgos, Lerma, Miranda de Ebro, Salas de los Infantes and Villarcayo. In addition to the capital, the province has two other municipalities that exceed &&&&&&&&&&030000.&&&&&030,000 inhabitants: Miranda de Ebro and Aranda de Duero, with some industrial development.

It has a diversified economy in which the manufacturing industry stands out, making it the 3rd most industrialized province in the country. It has the only oil field in the country on the mainland, located in the region of La Lora, active in today. The oldest non-dismantled nuclear power plant in Spain is located in the province, and it occupies the first national position in wind power generation, having more than 1000 wind turbines.

There are several denominations of origin around the wine sector, among which the Ribera del Duero Denomination of Origin stands out, chosen as the best region in the world in 2012. It is an important communications area, connecting France with the central plateau and Portugal.

In 2010, the province ranked first in standard of living in the autonomous community, and fifth in Spain.

Toponymy

The name of the province is that of its capital, the city of Burgos, therefore, its etymological origin is the same. There are several versions of its etymology. Most are in favor of its origin from the Low Latin burgus, formed from the Greek Πύργος pyrgos, which means tower and which would refer to the two watchtowers built on the hill of the Castle. Others believe that it comes from the German borg, mountain. Vegecio indicates that bergus, burgus, means small castle. Guadix adds that in Arabic بورجوا burgo means thatched house and that they could have taken this word from the Goths.

According to the royal arms office of the Burgos Provincial Council, issued on September 24, 1877 by Luis Vilar y Pascual, the name Burgo means houses by the river, and Burgos, several houses or small towns scattered throughout the territory, which came together to form a city.

Symbols

The coat of arms of the province of Burgos consists of a split coat of arms:

• In the first partition, in the silver field, half a body of king crowned of gold with open crown, face of carnation and with a dalmatic of lids loaded with three castles of gold; embroidery of lids loaded with sixteen castles of gold;

• In the second, of gules, a castle of gold, mazonado de sable, with door and windows open.

At the bell, a closed royal crown, which is a gold circle, set with precious stones, made up of eight acanthus leaf rosettes, five visible, interpolated with pearls and from whose leaves come out diadems added to pearls, which converge on the world of azure, with the semimeridian and the equator in gold, added to the cross of gold. The crown lined with gules or red.

The body of the king and the border have been adopted from the coat of arms of the city of Burgos and the gold castle in a field of gules is the symbol of the old Kingdom of Castile of which Burgos was a part.

The provincial coat of arms was approved by the plenary session of the Burgos Provincial Council on November 9, 1877. Traditionally the provincial coat of arms has been stamped with an old, open royal crown and this appears very frequently but the official heraldry (Burgos Provincial Council) has used the closed royal crown since the reign of Juan Carlos I.

The Kingdom of Castile arose in this province, which is why it retains the title of Caput Castellae (Head of Castile).

Geography

The province of Burgos is located in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, in the historical region of Castilla and since 1983 integrated into the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It limits to the north with the autonomous communities of Cantabria and the Basque Country, where the Cantabrian mountain range plays the role of natural border between the Northern Plateau and the Cantabrian coast. To the west it limits those of Valladolid and Palencia; to the east with the upper end of the Iberian mountain range, which separates it from the autonomous community of La Rioja and the province of Soria and to the south with the province of Segovia.

Northwest: Cantabria	North: Cantabria	Northeast: Vizcaya
West: Palencia		This: Álava and La Rioja
Southwest: Valladolid	South: Segovia	Sureste: Soria

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Interactive map — Burgos Province and its centre or geographical centre

Geology

Monte Santiago

In the province of Burgos there are strong relief contrasts between the eastern-northern and western-southern areas. It is one of the highest altitude Spanish provinces, which can be estimated at an average of more than 800 m above sea level, mainly due to its extensive moors such as the Páramo de Masa and La Lora and, between them, the Rudron Valley.

The Cantabrian mountain range surrounds the province to the north and northeast, which includes the moors mentioned above, while the Iberian mountain range does so to the east and southeast. In this last mountain range is the San Millán peak (&&&&&&&&&&&02130.&&&&&02130 m), the highest in the province.

Altitude affects the climate, characterized by harsh and long winters.

Hydrography

Rios

The Ebro River in Miranda de Ebro

The rugged terrain of this province gives rise to a profuse hydrographic system, which presents the singular circumstance of carrying its waters to the three seas that surround the Iberian Peninsula.

Seasonally there are significant differences in flow; during the summer it is notably reduced, contributing to this the scarcity of rain, evaporation, which reaches extraordinary proportions due to the lack of vegetation, and the dry and devastating winds that are felt on certain days. In autumn, the rains increase the flow and speed of the current, which translates into more active erosion. The melting of the snows, caused by the spring rains, raises the level of the rivers to their highest height in the months of March and April.

Peñaranda de Duero

The waters that flow through the province are distributed very unevenly among the three seas that surround the Iberian Peninsula. The Cadagua river basin leads to the Cantabrian Sea the waters that irrigate a small area to the north; the Ebro river basin collects the waters from the north to lead them to the Mediterranean; and finally the Duero river basin, which covers the largest area, leads them to the Atlantic Ocean.

When the Ebro enters the province, it does so at an altitude of 710 m above sea level and leaves it, after having traveled 145 km, at an altitude of 450 m. Its main tributaries are, on the left: Nava, Pandraves, Trueba and Nela; on the right: Rudrón, Oca, Oroncillo, Tirón and Najerilla.

The Duero River has a length of 68 km. Its main tributaries are, on the left: Riaza and Arroyo de La Nava; on the right: Lobos, Arandilla, Bañuelos, Gromejón, Pisuerga and Aranzuelo.

The waters of the Arlanza arrive at Pisuerga, which with a length of 135 km is the second in length, Arlanzón, Abejo, Pedroso, Franco, Pico, Vena, Ubierna, Esgueva, Hormaza, Urbel, Cogollos, Lucio, Odra, Brulles and Odrilla.

Embalses

Ebro reservoir

The main reservoirs in the province are: the Ebro 540 hm³; that of Úzquiza with 134 hm³, that of Sobrón and that of Oca; the Arlanzón and Ordunte swamps; and the Black Lagoon. Finally, the Castrovido reservoir, located in the Sierra de la Demanda, is under construction.

Channels

The main channels are: Castilla channel, Guma channel, Aranda channel, Arandilla channel, Cillaperlata channel, Fontecha channel, Oro María channel, Adrada channel, Quemada channel, Riaza channel, Arlanzón and the Pisuerga channel.

Climate

The province of Burgos is located in the northeast sector of the Northern Plateau and extends from the Cantabrian mountain range and Iberian system to the course of the Duero, so that most of its territory is a high and uneven plateau, which It extends through the Duero Valley and the headwaters of the Ebro, with an average altitude between 700 and 900 m above sea level, not counting the high mountains. Due to the barrier that the Cantabrian mountain range supposes, the climate tends to be cold and not very humid. Except in the Merindades region and the northern slope of the Sierra de la Demanda, where the climate is Atlantic.

Average weather parameters of Burgos (1971 - 2000)
Month	Ene.	Feb.	Mar.	Open up.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Ago.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
Average temperature (°C)	6.7	8.9	12.0	13.3	17.2	22.0	26.4	26.7	22.9	16.5	10.7	7.6	15.9
Temp. medium (°C)	-1.2	-0.6	0.6	2.2	5.6	8.4	11.0	11.1	8.5	5.3	1.6	0.3	4.4
Total precipitation (mm)	46	42	31	65	69	46	30	27	36	50	56	57	555
Days of rain (≥ 1 mm)	8	8	6	9	10	6	4	4	5	8	8	9	85
Days of snowfall (≥ 1 mm)	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	19
Hours of sun	90	113	171	173	213	270	312	291	218	150	108	74	2183
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Average Miranda de Ebro climate parameters
Month	Ene.	Feb.	Mar.	Open up.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Ago.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
Average temperature (°C)	8	10	14	15	19	23	25	26	23	18	12	9	16.8
Temp. medium (°C)	2	2	4	5	8	10	13	13	11	8	5	3	7
Total precipitation (mm)	51	41	37	58	45	31	30	25	31	52	66	54	521
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Natural spaces

Ebro Canyon, Ebro Fisheries

Professor Moreno Gallo considers eighty landscape units, highlighting:

• The river Ebro in all its route, and mainly the desfiladeros that forms as it passes through calcareous systems: Orbaneja, Pesquera, Tudanca, Hocinos, Horadadada and Sobron. The peculiarity of the so-called Blue Pozo stands out.
• The valleys of Mena, Valdivielso, Las Machorras.
• Desfiladeros: Yecla, Río Lobos, Arlanza, Nela.
• The Sierra de la Demanda and its foothills.
• Closed visual basins: Poza de la Sal, Huidobro, Alba or Caderechas.
• High relief mountain systems: Monte Santiago, Montes Obarenes, Montes de la Peña, Las Mamblas, Neila-Umbría.
• Farms that have maintained the diversity of soil uses: Low demand, High Arlanza, Juarros, Lara, etc.
• Espinosa Mountains: Special area near Castro Valnera and Lunada Ski Station in Espinosa de los Monteros, Ojo Guareña

Neila Lagoons

Depending on their degree of protection, it considers another four categories: sufficient administrative protection, endangered due to lack of protection, degraded with possible recovery, and difficult to recover due to prolonged use.

The famous naturalist Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente was a native of Poza de la Sal.

History

Prehistory

Number 5 Homo heidelbergensisas it appeared in the 1992 campaign extracted from the Atapuerca mountain range

The province of Burgos is home to the most important prehistoric site in Spain and one of the most important in the world. It is the site of the Sierra de Atapuerca, which extends from northwest to southeast, between the mountainous systems of the Cantabrian mountain range and the Iberian system. It has been declared a Space of Natural Interest, an Asset of Cultural Interest and a World Heritage Site as a result of the exceptional archaeological and paleontological findings that it houses inside, among which the fossil testimonies of at least three different species of hominids stand out: Homo antecessor, Homo heidelbergensis and Homo sapiens.

Lara Cubillejo Dolmen

The year 1997 is of great importance for the site since a new human species was defined, the Homo antecessor. The investigations receive several prestigious awards, including the Prince of Asturias and the Social Sciences of the Junta de Castilla y León. The year 1998 would leave the record that the remains found in the Sima de los Huesos, assigned to Homo heidelbergensis, belong to human beings, who, in addition to having the capacity for abstraction and symbology, pose inherent mystical problems. to the human being This is confirmed by the discovery of an unused biface tool (Mode 2) made of a highly prized material, the so-called Excalibur, deposited as a tribute to a member of the group buried there.

The findings from the site have been on display since 2010 at the Museum of Human Evolution.

Old Age

Deobriga native Ruins

During ancient times, the province had numerous settlements. Perhaps the most important is that of the Roman city of Clunia, between the towns of Coruña del Conde and Peñalba de Castro. It was one of the most important Roman cities in the northern half of Hispania and was the capital of a legal convent in the province Hispania Citerior Tarraconensis, the so-called Conventus Cluniensis. The city was located on the road that went from Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga). Clunia is a place name of Arevacan origin.

Roman Ruins of Clunia

However, Clunia is not the only Roman city. In the enumeration of the Hispanic civitates prior to the arrival of the Romans, Pliny the Elder mentioned Tritium Autrigonum among the ten that made up the territory of the Autrigones. It is also mentioned twice in the Antonino Itinerary, located on a road that divided into Virovesca (Briviesca). The construction of this road is related to the military campaigns of Rome against the Cantabrians and Astures and to the Augustus campaign of 26 BC. c.

The Roman city of Deóbriga is located within the aforementioned Antonino Itinerary, specifically in Iter XXXIV, a city that has been located in the archaeological site of Arce-Mirapérez (Miranda de Ebro district). This archaeological complex houses the remains of the Autrigonian period corresponding to the aforementioned city of Deóbriga as well as its subsequent transformation into a Roman city. It was, during the centuries i and ii, one of the main cities from the Ab Asturica Burdigalam road. The small village of Arce is currently located on the site.

Middle Ages

Medieval Tower of the Velasco in Lezana de Mena, full Bardulia

Chapel of Santa Maria (Quintanilla de las Viñas), of visigodo origin

At the beginning of the Middle Ages it was possible to write in the province of Burgos what some authors see as the first words written in Castilian: the cartularios de Valpuesta are a series of documents from the xii which, in turn, are copies of other documents, some of which date back to the nixth century, although the authenticity of some of them is disputed. They are written in a very deficient Latin that reveals some elements typical of a Hispanic Romance dialect, which already corresponds to the characteristics of Castilian Spanish, the language of which they could be its first preserved written manifestation. The autonomy statute of Castilla y León mentions them in its preamble as one of the first testimonies written in the Spanish language. For this reason, Valpuesta, like San Millán de la Cogolla, attributes the title of "Cradle of Castilian". Professor Francisco Cantera collects in his studies the Basque substratum in Romance languages. The one of Valpuesta descends from the Visigothic Diocese of Oca, in the territory of the Autrigones, which later became known as Bardulia and which is the origin of Castile. Other monasteries that have served as the cultural center of political and cultural development of Castile are the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña and the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña (Beato de San Pedro de Cardeña).

Yesería Mudejar with the herald of the Kingdom of Castile in the Monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos

The Kingdom of Castile (in Latin, Regnum Castellae) was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. Castile emerged as an autonomous political entity in the nineth century century as a county vassal of León, reaching the category of «kingdom» in the xi. Its name was due to the large number of castles that were in the area.

Modern Age

Burgos consulate. The wool trade with Flanders through the Cantabrian and Basque ports made the city of Burgos flourish in the Modern Age

The city of Burgos was a strategic point in the trade of Castilian wool in Flanders, through the Cantabrian ports. Several courts were held in the city, whose deputies had the privilege of being the first to speak, as it appears in one of the mottos on its coat of arms. The Laws of Burgos laid the foundations of Indian law and later of human rights. At that time, the jurist Francisco de Vitoria was born.

Contemporary Age

War of Independence

The most important event of arms that took place in the province was the battle of Espinosa de los Monteros on November 10 and 11, 1808, being one of the few battles of all the Napoleonic Wars in Europe that would last two days.

Birth of the province of Burgos

Liberal troops called "peseteros" or chapelgorris in 1835 at Miranda de Ebro

Step of the train by the Pancorbo detachment in the centuryXIX

After the death of Ferdinand VII, the Queen Regent appointed Javier de Burgos Secretary of Public Works, entrusting him with the civil division of Spanish territory. The limits of the provincial division of 1833 were:

By the N. it limits this province with that of Santander; by the E. with those of Vizcaya, Álava, Logroño and Soria; by the S. with the latter and that of Segovia, and by the O. with those of Valladolid and Palencia.

Its border E. begins from the Peña de Ordunte, and follows the current dividing line of the Valley of Mena and of Tudela, which remain for this province with that of the lordship of Vizcaya and Alava, to our Lady of Herrera on the right bank of the Ebro; then runs through the dividing line of the new province of Logroño, through the hills Obarencoraes, S. of Pancorbo Then it goes through the peak of Urbión, S. de Regumiel de Canicosa to search for the hills that stop from the province of Soria to Aldea de Ontoria, Ontoria del Pinar and Navas del Pinar de Ontoria, which remain for this province. He then stands between La Gallega and Espejón, San Asensio and Huerta del Rey, Alcubilla de Avellaneda, Hinojal del Rey, Alcoba de la Torre and Brazacorta to find the mountain that gives origin to the river Pilde, and continues to the bridge of Lavid, where it ends.

The limit S. Principia at this point, remaining Lavid for this province, and continues for the O. de Santa Cruz de la Salceda, of Fuentelcésped, Valdeherreros, Milagros and Pardilla de Moradillo, La Sequera, Valdezate and Nava de Roa where it ends.

The O. border begins here, and follows through the O. de San Martín de Rubiales, the old divider to the Peral; it crosses the Arlanza River to the O. of this village, and continues through the E. de Palencia. It crosses the Arlanzón river and the road of Burgos to Valladolid to the E. de Villodrigo, and goes to meet the right bank of the Pisuerga, below the confrontation of Astudillo. Then continue along the banks of the river until little beyond Herrera de Pisuerga, and continue to remain the Canal de Castilla in the province of Palencia, through the E. de Alar del Rey, to Báscones de Ebro where it ends.

The limit N. follows the current dividing line of the party of Reinosa, which remains for Santander, and that of the Merindades of Castilla, Espinosa de los Monteros and Valle de Mena, which remain for this province, to the mountain or Peña Ordunte where it ends.

In the second half of the xix century, eleven optical telegraph stations were built in the province of Burgos, on the Castilla Line, which linked Madrid with irun.

Civil war

Palace of Captainship

Miranda de Ebro concentration camp

The Spanish civil war (1936-1939) had an uneven development in the provinces of the current autonomous community of Castilla y León. The province of Burgos housed the headquarters of the VI Organic Division and a large garrison. According to General Mola's plans, the VI Division was to form a strong column, which would join another sent from Zaragoza to fall on Madrid through the port of Somosierra along the N-I highway.

General Batet and other commanders were arrested by the coup leaders when they led the troops into the streets on July 19.

There was strong resistance to the coup in the towns with the highest concentration of workers, such as Miranda de Ebro, but the rebels took control of almost the entire province in a few days (except for some valleys in the north of the Merindades - Espinosa de los Monteros, Valle de Mena, Valle de Losa, Alfoz de Santa Gadea, Alfoz de Bricia...-) and the extreme north of La Lora, from which there were several not very successful Republican counterattacks; until the summer of 1937, in which these areas are conquered during the fall of the Northern Front), beginning a violent repression.

But the province of Burgos, and especially its capital, stands out for its importance in the formation and organization of the rebellious zone. During the Spanish civil war, the city of Burgos was the headquarters of the Junta de Defensa Nacional. The formation of the First National Government of Spain (1938-1939) also took place in the city, during which Francisco Franco officially assumed the positions of Head of State and Government. Even the Franco government remained in Burgos until October 18, 1939, when it moved to Madrid (the civil war had ended on April 1, that is, for example, when the Second World War began, Burgos was the capital of Spain).. On August 9, the second Francoist government was formed in this city.

In the province, during and after the war, there was the concentration camp of Miranda de Ebro.

Franquismo

Developmentalism and migration from the countryside to the city. On December 3, 1970, the so-called Burgos Process took place, a trial against sixteen members of the terrorist organization ETA accused of the murder of three people. The death sentences of six of the defendants were not carried out, commuting to prison sentences.

Democratic stage

Instituto Castellano y Leonés de la Lengua, in the city of Burgos

With the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the development of the autonomous communities, the province of Burgos would be present in the so-called region of Castilla y León, formed by the eleven provinces of the former territories of Castilla la Vieja y León, something that was already attempted during the Second Republic. But two provinces with strong ties and bordering Burgos soon broke away from this autonomous project, creating their own uniprovincial communities: Santander became the Autonomous Community of Cantabria and the same Logroño did, when creating the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, both in 1982.

Among the approaches to create autonomy for Castilla y León, there was the idea that the previous provinces would finally form part of this region, which without them would be considered in nine provinces and with the question of whether León would participate in the project. The parliamentarians of Castilla y León formed an Assembly in 1977 and on June 13, 1978 a Royal Decree approved the pre-autonomy for Castilla y León, open to the eleven provinces, but Logroño and Santander rejected it and León was incorporated in 1980.

Lerma

The pre-autonomous entity had the General Council as executive body, which was established in the city of Burgos, specifically in the palace of the Provincial Council and in the Palacio de la Isla, and which was initially chaired by Juan Burgos Manuel Reol Tejada, from the UCD. Although in 1978 some 4,000 people from Burgos demonstrated in favor of autonomy for Castilla y León, the tensions endangered the process. On the one hand, in León there were attempts to create its own region and also in Segovia steps were taken towards autonomy for the province. In Palencia, in October 1979, the Castilian-Leon autonomous process formally began. In the case of the province of Burgos, 2/3 of the municipalities approved the autonomous initiative without problems, but this was not the case in León and Segovia.

But the province of Burgos experienced convulsive moments in the process as a result of the loss of the capital status of the future autonomy. In May 1981, the UCD decided to include the transfer of the capital to Tordesillas in the Autonomy Statute project, which also meant the nearby city of Valladolid would take center stage. This provoked the reaction of two Burgos members of the UCD such as José María Codón and the mayor of the capital, José María Peña San Martín, who formed the Junta pro Burgos Cabeza de Castilla. The bitter confrontation between two thriving cities such as Burgos and Valladolid, added to inherited problems such as the then unsuccessful split of the Burgos university campus from the University of Valladolid, caused the rejection of the Head of Castilla for the capital to go to Valladolid lands, something that endures in the Burgos ideology and that provokes rivalries. In addition, the Burgos movement joined the Leonese one, since both feared regional centralism in Valladolid.

Among other acts of protest, extraordinary plenary sessions and demonstrations of adhesion to the capital of Castilla y León for Burgos were held. Faced with the refusal to reverse the situation, the creation of autonomy for Castilla la Vieja (including Cantabria and La Rioja, but without counting Valladolid or Palencia) was even proposed, and even the possibility of a single-province autonomous community for Burgos.

Villadiego

The most critical moment took place on May 6, 1982 in Villadiego, when its mayor and provincial deputy of the UCD, Agustín de la Sierra Herrera, obtained the approval of a municipal motion that declared null and void its adherence to the autonomous project of Castile and Leon. The action was seconded by the Humada city council and later by another 19 consistories. It was then that the then president of the General Council of Castilla y León, José Manuel García-Verdugo Candón, strongly urged to reject such acts and return to the autonomous process for Castilla y León. On the same day of the letter, May 14, the Burgos Provincial Council made clear its intention to continue in the Castilian and Leonese project, leaving open the door of the capital and the incorporation of Cantabrians and La Riojans.

In 2021 the Cathedral of Burgos celebrates the anniversary of its 800 years

Finally, after various difficulties, the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León was created, made up of nine provinces, including Burgos. The Autonomy Statute of Castilla y León was approved on February 25, 1983. Although the regional government and parliament headquarters remained in Valladolid, autonomous bodies such as the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla y León were established in Burgos.

21st century

In the XXI century a new railway station was built in Burgos located on the outskirts of the city, the The old station is currently the La Estación children's and youth leisure center.

A new hospital was also built in Burgos, the HUBU, to replace the old General Yagüe, which was demolished in 2017.

Also on July 29, 2009 in Burgos there was an attack on the civil guard barracks claimed by ETA, fortunately there were no fatalities but there were 65 injuries and the building was seriously damaged and had to be rehabilitated.

Territorial organization

Municipalities

There are 371 municipalities in the province.

The province of Burgos is the 6th in Spain in which there is a higher percentage of inhabitants concentrated in its capital (47.64%, compared to 31.96% for the whole of Spain).

Country

Map of the districts of Burgos: Merindades The Bureba Ebro Sedano and Las Loras Odra-Pisuerga Alfoz de Burgos Mounts of Oca Arlanza Sierra de la Demanda Ribera del Duero

The province of Burgos is divided into ten regions:

• Las Merindades region: it is a region that occupies the north third of the province of Burgos. It is limited to the west and northwest by the autonomous community of Cantabria, to the northeast the province of Vizcaya, to the east the province of Álava and to the south by the burgal regions of Ebro, La Bureba and Pamos. The head of the region is Villarcayo although the most populous municipality is Medina de Pomar followed by Villarcayo, Espinosa de los Monteros, Trespaderne, Frías... It has 360 smaller local entities.
• Pamos region: northwest of the province, also known as "Sedano and Las Loras", has 55 smaller local entities. The capital of this region is Sedano.
• La Bureba region: northeast of the province and is watered by a multitude of streams that will flow through the rivers Homino, Oca and Tiron to the Ebro. Considered as the true essence of Castile to which Azorin defined the heart of the land of Burgos was the settlement of the former Autrigones, which had their capital in the current Briviesca, has 46 smaller local entities.
• Ebro region: located northeast of the province and is northwest to southeast by the River Ebro. Los Montes Obarenes separate the region from the plateau to the west and its capital is Miranda de Ebro. It also includes the Treviño County within this region, with 48 smaller local entities.
• Odra-Pisuerga region: located between the river Pisuerga and its tributary, the Odra, in the centre and west of the province of Burgos, has 52 smaller local entities.
• District of the Alfoz de Burgos: it has 82 smaller local entities.
• Montes de Oca region: it has 31 smaller local entities.
• Arlanza region: it is covered by the Arlanza River and its capital is Lerma, it has 109 smaller local entities.
• Sierra de la Demanda region: located southeast of the province of Burgos. Walking along the Arlanza River, it is located within the Iberian System, south of the foothills of the Sierra de la Demanda, it has 12 smaller local entities, including Neila, one of the most beautiful tourist routes in Spain.
• Ribera del Duero region: located in the Duero River basin, south of Burgos province. Its capital is Aranda de Duero. A subdivision of the Ribera del Duero is the Esgueva Valley. It has 8 smaller local entities.

Government and provincial administration

Provincial Council of Burgos

Currently the Provincial Council is governed by the Popular Party. The composition of the Plenary after the 2019 municipal elections was as follows: The PSOE 11 representatives, the PP 10 deputies, Ciudadanos obtained 3 representatives and Vox obtained 1 representative The current president of the Burgos Provincial Council is César Rico Ruiz.

The Burgos constituency elects four deputies to Congress. After the general elections of November 2019, the province obtained two deputies from the PSOE and two from the PP. For its part, in the same elections the four representatives were elected in the Senate, being in this case two socialist senators and two popular.

In the Cortes of Castilla y León, the province of Burgos has the right to eleven attorneys. After the 2019 regional elections, the Burgos representatives were five from the PSOE, three from the PP, two from Ciudadanos and one from Podemos. The winning candidate of the elections, Luis Tudanca (PSOE), was elected for said constituency.

Another relevant political entity in the province is the Government Sub-delegation in Burgos, a position held in 2019 by Pedro de la Fuente Fernández, a socialist militant.

On the other hand, the mayoralties of the five largest municipalities are run as follows:

In the Burgos enclave of Treviño, surrounded by Álava, the municipality of Condado de Treviño is governed by the PNV and that of La Puebla de Arganzón by EH Bildu, the only municipalities with parties based in the Basque Country at the head of the respective mayors' offices.

Demographics

Espinosa de los Monteros

According to the latest data collected in the INE (2019), the province of Burgos has an area of &&&&&&&&&&014292.&&&&&014,292 km² and a population of &&&&&&&;&&0356958.&&&&&0356,958 people, resulting in a density of 24.91 inhabitants/km², slightly lower than the density of the autonomous community of 26.57 inhab./km² and well below the 91.13 inhab./km² in Spain. The province is the third most populous in Castilla y León. It presents a low demographic dynamism. In the national group, the province is in position 36.

The population is divided into 371 municipalities (INE 2009). The distribution of the population of Burgos is not uniform, distinguishing three especially populated areas that are in turn the most demographically dynamic: the areas of Aranda de Duero, Burgos and Miranda de Ebro, which together account for more than 65% of the population provincial, a percentage that tends to increase due to the greater dynamism of these areas compared to the rest of the province.

The main demographic problem of the province is the rural environment, since while the large population centers remain stable or maintain a gradual growth, the countryside and rural areas are fully depopulated. Burgos is the Spanish province with the largest number of municipalities, however, most of them do not reach 1,000 inhabitants.

Historical review

Variation of the Spanish population between 1900 and 2000

At the 1900 census, the actual population in the province was &&&&&&&&&0338828.& &&&&0338,828 inhabitants. In 1950, the province of Burgos reached &&&&&&&&&0397048.&&&&&0397,048 inhabitants, the highest population ever recorded. From this date, the population declined markedly until the 1990s got off &&&&&&&&&0350000.&&&&&0350 000 inhabitants, a figure that would not recover until 2002. In 2009 the &&&&&&&&&0375000.& &&&&0375,000 inhabitants, something that had not happened since the 1960s.

Graphic of demographic evolution of the province of Burgos between 1900 and 2018

Population of Law (1900-1991) or resident population (2001) according to population censuses of the INE.Population according to the 2011 municipal plan of the INE.

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  Population by municipality in 2018

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  Population density by municipality in 2018

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  Population growth from 1998 to 2008

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  Population growth between 2008 and 2018

Migratory movements

In 2015, the population of the province of Burgos was &&&&&&&&&0364002.&& &&&0364,002 inhabitants of which &&&&&&&&&&032007.&&&&&032,007 are foreigners, or what is the same, 8.57% of the population. This figure rises in cities such as Miranda de Ebro, where the foreign population makes up 10.8%, or Briviesca, where it reaches 23%. The province is in population decline.

Economy

The total GDP of the province of Burgos is estimated, according to provisional data for 2007, at 9,616 million euros, with a special incidence of the services sector over the total.

Primary sector

Sheeps and pastures in the province

The province of Burgos has &&&&&&&&01101579.&&&&&01,101,579 ha dedicated to some type of work related to the primary sector. Of these, most are used for pasture, with &&&&& &&&&0701860.&&&&&0701,860 ha, Most of them are used for arable crops, with &&&&&&&&&0488261.&&&&&0488 261 ha, although the areas dedicated to grasses, with &&&&&&&&&0382569.&&&&&0382 569 ha and the plantation of forest species, with &&&&&&&&&0155201.&&&&& 0155,201. The Burgos field is completed, among others, by the non-agricultural fields, with &&&&&&&&&&062085.&&&&&062,085 ha. This makes it the most cereal-producing province in Spain.

Cepas of a winery with D.O. Ribera del Duero

Regarding the economic impact that the primary sector has on the Burgos economy, it has 149 companies that employ 779 people. In other words, the primary sector represents 1.26% of Burgos companies.

Livestock also represents an important part of the provincial primary sector. In the town of Valmala is the only wagyu oxen farm in Spain.

Protected products

Finally, part of the activity of the Burgos primary sector is under some type of protection, be it designation of origin, geographical indication or guarantee mark. The denominations of origin present in the province of Burgos are Carne de Ávila, Carne de las Merindades, Lechazo de Castilla y León, Cereza de las Caderechas, Quality wine from Arlanza, Wine from Ribera del Duero and Wine from Rioja.

Secondary sector

The province has a diversified industry, concentrated mostly in exports to Europe. In it, the pharmaceutical, automotive and agri-food sectors stand out.

Aeronautical industry Aciturri Aeroengines Ircio in Miranda de Ebro

Michelin factory in Aranda

In 1884 the first resin factory in Spain was installed in the province, in the town of Hontoria del Pinar.

It has a total of 25 million m² of industrial land. In the town of Cerezo de Río Tirón, is the sulfate factory with the highest production in the world.

Tertiary sector

Construction

Despite being a province where the agri-food and industrial sectors predominate, there are also some large companies within the construction sector, among which the Pantersa Group stands out and within the auxiliary construction sector: Artepref of the Gerardo de the street.

Energy sector

Total installed power generation capacity in the province of Burgos as of December 31, 2003, including self-producers, was 964 MW, approximately 8.5% higher than that of 2002. The entry into service in the year of wind farms as well as the start-up of two waste treatment plants, in this case slurry, for the production of energy. It is worth mentioning the 22% increase compared to 2002 in the installed power in cogeneration. This increase is partly due to the transposition in Spain of European Directives for the promotion of renewable energy and cogeneration.

Banking

Monastery of San Salvador de Oña, where the Ages of Man 2012 were developed

The province of Burgos, and specifically the capital, traditionally housed the headquarters of two savings banks: Caja de Burgos, integrated into the Banca Cívica group and absorbed by CaixaBank, and Caja Círculo, belonging to Caja3 acquired by Ibercaja Banco. Currently it only has one savings and credit cooperative (Caja Rural de Burgos).

The first Banco de Santander branch opened outside Cantabria was located in Espinosa de los Monteros at the beginning of the XX century.

Tourism

Thanks to its privileged location and its heritage and landscape resources, the province is at the forefront in receiving tourists from the community, especially during the summer months. In August 2013 it was the most visited province in Castilla y León, receiving 50% more travelers than other provinces such as Salamanca.

In 2009, the province received a total of &&&&&&&&&0698499.&&&& &0698,499 visitors, registering &&&&&&&&01114584.&&&&& 01,114,584 overnight stays, with an average stay of 1.6 days.

In recent years, there has been an increase in the hotel offer, which in 2011 offered a total of 9,339 hotel beds.

Services

Transportation

Thanks to its geographical location, the province of Burgos is a fundamental node for traffic from or to the interior of the Iberian Peninsula and France. In this way, the axes of the A-1 and the A-231, the main access roads to Madrid/France and León respectively, meet in the province, placing the crossroads of these two roads in Burgos, in the center of the province. Since the closure of the Madrid-Burgos railway to commercial traffic, the province does not have its own railway network, but rather it remains configured as a branch line that connects Bilbao with Madrid through Valladolid. Regarding air transport, the province has an airport in the capital that maintains national flights.

Road network

Throughout the province there are numerous national highways, dual carriageways and highways that link the territory with others in the region and the country. The province's road network is managed by the State, the Board and the Provincial Council.

Operating motorways and motorways

	Name	From - To	Burger cities at your pace
	A-1 Northern highway	Madrid - Irún	Aranda de Duero, Lerma, Burgos
	AP-1 North Autopista	Burgos - Armiñón	Briviesca, Miranda de Ebro
	A-12 Autovía del Camino	Pamplona - Burgos
	A-62 Autovía de Castilla	Burgos - Portugal
	AP-68 Basque-Aragonese Autopist	Bilbao - Zaragoza	Miranda de Ebro
	A-231 Autovía Camino de Santiago	Burgos - León	Melgar de Fernamental
	BU-11 Round I	South access to the city of Burgos
	BU-30 Round II	District of Burgos

Train

Miranda de Ebro Station

The province has four important stations: the Burgos station, the Miranda de Ebro station, the Briviesca station and the Aranda de Duero station (out of service until further notice). The first of these is located on the Madrid-Irún line, which connects with Madrid through Valladolid and the Madrid-Burgos direct railway line through Aranda. In the second station the aforementioned Madrid-Irún line joins the Castejón-Bilbao line.

The Aranda de Duero station, long ago an important railway hub for the north-south backbone of the province, has seen its activity decrease in recent years, dedicating itself almost exclusively to industrial use for some companies in the area.

There is another railway line that connects Bilbao with León crossing the north of the province (Valle de Mena, Merindad de Montija, Espinosa de los Monteros, Merindad de Sotoscueva, Merindad de Valdeporres, Valle de Valdebezana and Arija). Its first section, Espinosa de los Monteros-Valmaseda, was inaugurated in 1892.

Airplane

Burgos-Villafría Airport

The province has an airport. The Burgos airport, which came into service in 1999, is located in the municipality of Villafría de Burgos, four kilometers from the provincial capital, taking advantage of the facilities of the Villafría military base. After several expansions, the airport has a 2,100-meter long runway and in 2008 its operational capacity was increased by building a new terminal area and providing it with a larger current surface area of the platform. It was incorporated into the AENA airport network in October 2000.

Currently it maintains two flights a week to Barcelona.

Education

Faculty of Business at the University of Burgos

The University of Burgos, the Isabel I University, the Faculty of Theology of Northern Spain and the UNED are based in the provincial capital. The latter also has offices in Aranda de Duero and Miranda de Ebro.

The University of Burgos is a public university whose district is the province of Burgos. Its headquarters are in the Hospital del Rey, located next to the Camino de Santiago as it passes through Burgos, and it was founded by Alfonso VIII in 1195. It was created in 1994 as a split from the University of Valladolid, from the campus that it had in the capital. It is the youngest of the four public universities of the dependent of the Junta de Castilla y León, the smallest in number of students.

The Isabel I University is the first private university that offers online education in Castilla y León.

There are also twenty secondary schools (I.E.S.) and specific vocational training centers (C.E.F.P.) spread throughout the province.

Health

University Hospital of Burgos

The health system in the province includes seven hospitals (with a capacity of 1,499 beds), 37 health centers and 647 local clinics. At the public level, managed by Sacyl, the province is divided into 37 zones basic health. Among the main publicly owned hospitals in the province of Burgos, the Burgos University Hospital, HUBU, in the capital, stands out, which has replaced three hospitals, including the old Divino Valles provincial hospital. In the two largest cities of the province after the capital there are these hospitals: the Hospital Santiago Apóstol de Miranda de Ebro; and the Santos Reyes de Aranda de Duero Hospital.

At a private level, the province has other hospitals: in Aranda de Duero is the Hospital Residencia Asistida de la Luz, with 46 beds; and in Burgos capital are the San Juan de Dios Hospital, with 155 beds, and the Recoletas Hospital, with 113 beds. In addition, there are three mobile health care centers, 20 multipurpose centers, 113 medical consultations and 192 pharmacies. Finally, the Spanish Red Cross has a network of 12 local assemblies throughout the province through which it carries out its different social programs.

Culture

Monastery of Santo Domingo de Caleruega, in the Ribera del Duero

Covarrubias

Artistic heritage

The province has three World Heritage Sites, ranking at the top of the list in Spain, only matched by the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona.

Miraflores Carthusian

Artistic Set of Frías

World Heritage

History/archeological

Religious architecture

Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, in the homonymous municipality

Civil architecture

Historical documentation

In the town of Santo Domingo de Silos is the oldest paper in a codex in Europe.

Other

• Historical cliffs and popular architecture of the cities of Burgos, Espinosa de los Monteros, Santo Domingo de Silos, Covarrubias, Lerma, Peñaranda de Duero, Orbaneja del Castillo, Frías, Oña or Villarcayo, among others.

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  Salinas de Poza de la Salinas

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  Icnita en Salas de los Infantes

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  Valposed cartridges

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  Ojo Guareña

Camino de Santiago

Kingdoms of Navarre and Castile, 1200. Caminos a Santiago-calzadas roman

Hostel of pilgrims in Castrojeriz, region of Odra-Pisuerga

Two very important routes of the Camino de Santiago pass through the province of Burgos. The best known and most populous, which is the Camino de Santiago Francés, reaches the city of Burgos from La Rioja, after visiting some municipalities in the province such as Redecilla del Camino, Belorado, Villafranca Montes de Oca, San Juan de Ortega or Atapuerca.. In turn, it enters La Rioja from Navarra, passing through important towns on the way, such as Puente la Reina. From Burgos head towards Santiago de Compostela via Castrojeriz.

The other route, known as the Bayonne Route or the Basque Jacobean Route, comes from France through the Guipuzcoan town of Irún, crosses the province of Guipúzcoa through the San Adrián Tunnel and connects with the Roman road XXXIV Ab Asturica Burdigalam that comes from Pamplona passing through Huarte-Araquil, at the height of San Millán / Salvatierra, known in the Middle Ages as Vía Aquitania, due to the flow of pilgrims who came from that region, the origin of the French Way and passing through Vitoria reaches the city of Miranda de Ebro. Later it runs through the Pancorbo gorge, passes through La Bureba, including Briviesca where it ends in Burgos, following its path along the aforementioned route of the French Way to Tardajos and continuing well along the popular Calixtina route through Castrojeriz or by Vía Aquitania to Carrión de los Condes.

The “Ancient Way”, the original way to Santiago, crossed the north of the province using the main Roman communication route that linked Castro Urdiales with Reinosa, crossing the Mena Valley, Merindad de Montija, Espinosa de los Monteros, Merindad Sotoscueva, Merindad de Valdeporres and the Valdebezana Valley

Museums

Burgos Museum

The Burgos Museum, formerly known as the Provincial Archaeological Museum, has its premises in two adjoining palaces from the XVI century, the House of Miranda and the House of Íñigo Angulo, forming a block between Calera and Miranda streets. The Museum's collections are exclusively from Burgos, by origin or destination, and show the historical and cultural evolution of the province.

Front view of MEH

Castle of the Velasco, headquarters of the Historical Museum of the Merindades

Oil Museum in the town of Sargentes de la Lora

Museum of Human Evolution

The Museum of Human Evolution is called to be the most important museum on human evolution in the world. It exhibits the findings of the Sierra de Atapuerca site.

It was inaugurated on July 13, 2010 by Queen Sofía. The environment includes the CENIEH, the National Center for Research on Human Evolution, already in operation, as well as the future Burgos Auditorium and Conference Center that will be inaugurated in the first quarter of 2011.

Oil Museum

It is located in the town of Sargentes de la Lora. It was inaugurated in 2015, shortly after the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the existence of oil in the La Lora region. At present, oil continues to be extracted at a rate of about 130 barrels per day. In addition to the museum, you can visit several wells with their respective extraction horses.

Museum of Medieval Telas of Burgos

The Museum of Medieval Fabrics of Burgos, located in the Monasterio de las Huelgas Reales de Burgos, is a museum that houses medieval civilian clothing for women, men and children from the centuries xi, xii, and xiii. Although the set of pieces found is made up of about 300 elements, the exhibition is made up of 51 pieces on which an exhaustive restoration and cleaning task has been carried out. One of the most striking pieces of great historical value is the banner of Las Navas de Tolosa. The good state of conservation of the fabrics, attributed to the high quality of the silk, has allowed its preservation, making it the most important collection in the world of these characteristics.

Museo de los Monteros del Rey

Created in 2006 to celebrate the millennium of the Monteros de Espinosa, the oldest Royal Guard in the world. These royal guardians had to be natural, they, their parents and their grandparents from the lineage town of Espinosa de los Monteros, for this reason Espinosa is after the city of Burgos the population with the most cataloged monuments in the province.

Museo del Ferrocarril de Aranda de Duero

Inaugurated in 1998 and its founders being Francisco Andrés Vicente, Francisco Javier Calcedo Antoraz and Francisco Javier Cebrecos Martín, the Railway Museum collects in its bowels the railway legacy lived both in Aranda and in the region before the oblivion to which the institutions they have relegated to the area. Since that year it has been managed by the ASAAT (Arandina Association of Friends of the Train).

Bridges

Bridgedey

Within the province of Burgos we find a great variety of bridges.

These are some of them: Pesquera del Ebro Bridge, Bessón Bridge, Castilla Bridge, San Pablo Bridge, Santa María Bridge...

Popular festivals

Dances of sticks and tapes, in the town of Fuentelcésped

The Colacho

The Colacho

It is celebrated on Corpus Christi Sunday in Castrillo de Murcia. It is a feast of the Catholic Church destined to celebrate the Eucharist. Its main purpose is to proclaim and increase the faith of the Church in Jesus Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament.

Romeria de Las Nieves.

It is celebrated on August 5 and is the most important pilgrimage in the north of Burgos. It is celebrated in the town of Las Machorras, in the municipality of Espinosa de los Monteros. In it, some typical dances of a possible pre-Roman origin take place, in addition to what is known as "Throw the verse" in which the dancers themselves and "el Bobo" recount, with a particular intonation, the news that occurred in the town during year. Many people come from the provinces of Burgos, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Zaragoza and Madrid.

Fiestas de San Juan del Monte

On a variable date, it is celebrated the weekend before Pentecost Monday in Miranda de Ebro. Declared festivals of national tourist interest, since 2015. Its origins date back to the Middle Ages and it is currently considered the largest pilgrimage in the spanish north.

Fiestas de San Juan del Monte, Miranda de Ebro

Sampedros

Fiestas in honor of Saint Peter and Saint Paul: July 29 to 6 in Burgos.

Patron Festivals of Aranda de Duero

Known as the festivities of the Virgen de las Viñas. Lasting 9 days, they take place around the second week of September, beginning with the so-called Cañonazo. The day of the Virgen de las Viñas is the Sunday following September 8 (Nativity of Our Lady).

Romería de San Bernabé

In Merindad de Sotoscueva, next to the historic Villa de Espinosa de los Monteros, a traditional pilgrimage is held on the Saturday closest to June 11 with the attendance of many people from nearby provinces. It takes place in the surroundings of the Cueva de San Bernabe (Ojo Guareña)

Cultural events

Demandafolk

One of the most important cultural events in the province of Burgos is the Ebrovisión Festival, an independent music festival that has been held in Miranda de Ebro since 2001, bringing together more than &&&&&&&&&&010000.&&&&&010,000 attendees. Some of the bands that have participated In this event are Fangoria, Ocean Color Scene, Vetusta Morla, Sidonie, The Raveonettes, Los Planetas, Mando Diao, among others. It is organized by the Rafael Izquierdo de Miranda de Ebro Cultural Association. In 2010 Mondosonoro magazine cataloged it as the third best festival in Spain. Sonorama (since 2008 Sonorama-Ribera) is another festival of very relevant music that has been held in the town of Aranda de Duero in Burgos since 1998. Considered the most important festival in the interior, the number of visitors has grown in line with its history and reputation. It is organized by the non-profit cultural association, Art de Troya, in mid-August of each year. It is worth highlighting the surpassing of the 2010 forecasts where more than 30,000 people passed through Sonorama.

Gastronomy

Morcilla de Burgos frita, in its variety of Aranda de Duero and surrounded by its ingredients

The gastronomy of the province of Burgos is very varied due to its large territorial extension. The north of the province, the most mountainous area, is influenced by Pasiegan and Cantabrian cuisine, while to the east, Rioja gastronomy blends with that of Burgos. The Ribera del Duero area is more influenced by the purely Castilian cuisine, with the roast suckling lamb (asado) as the main dish, while in the Ebro region, both Castilian, Basque and La Rioja gastronomy are fused together. where hunting and fish stand out. The most typical dishes from the inland area are the so-called Olla rotrida, the Ibeas beans or the caparrones from Belorado.

Lechazo roast in the wood oven of Rafael Corrales, Aranda de Duero

Although without a doubt the most characteristic dish of the province is the black pudding from Burgos, a meatless sausage, filled mainly with onion, blood, butter and rice, to which other seasonings such as paprika are added. In some areas of the north of the province, they make a variety of blood sausage that is thinner than the traditional one called delgadilla. Another typical product is Burgos cheese, a type of fresh cheese. Sasamón cheese is also a characteristic product. Goshúa or puff pastry are two examples of the gastronomic variety of desserts in the province.

Wine is another of the products with a great tradition in the province of Burgos, and also in the territory there are numerous wines with Denomination of Origin, among which those of Ribera del Duero (chosen best wine region in the world) stand out, Arlanza and Rioja, Castilla y León having the only winery with the latter denomination in the province of Burgos in El Ternero (Miranda de Ebro). Another typical drink of some areas is the zurracapote.

The province, and especially in the Ribera del Duero, has another typical dish of great tradition such as roast lamb. Aranda de Duero is the headquarters of the Lechazo Protected Geographical Indication of Castilla y León.

The pastry products such as sobaos, quesadas and italianas are very famous in the Espinosa de los Monteros area.

Sports

The province is home to various entities and sporting events. Among them, the Atapuerca Cross Country stands out, selected in 2012 as the best in Spain.

Cycling

Go back to Burgos at your pass through Miranda de Ebro

The sporting event that encompasses the entire province par excellence is the Vuelta a Burgos. This is a cycling competition in stages lasting less than a week that takes place in the province of Burgos during the month of August. It is registered in the UCI Europe Tour program.

It was founded in the 1940s, but it was not until the 1980s that it was standardized, first as an open competition between 1981 and 1986, and then as a professional race from 1987. After a few years it was ranked among the best laps (with the highest cataloging within the one-week races), from the creation of the UCI Continental Circuits in 2005 it was included in the UCI Europe Tour, just one point lower than those considered UCI ProTour, despite maintaining its qualification. of 2.HC. It is currently organized by the Burgos Provincial Council.

Handball

This sport also has teams from Burgos in competition. The Villa de Aranda Handball Club, a team from the city (Aranda de Duero) plays in the highest national category, the ASOBAL league.

In the Second Division we find a team from the capital, the Ciudad de Burgos Handball Club, a team that was founded in 2013.

Football

Anduva Municipal Stadium, Mirandés Sports Club field

The province is represented in soccer by several teams that represent the largest cities. The clubs that are in the highest category of the province are Burgos Club de Fútbol, founded in 1922 and refounded in 1994, host in the El Plantío stadium (Burgos) and Club Deportivo Mirandés, which compete in the Liga Adelante, the silver category of professional soccer. It was founded in 1927 and plays its matches in Anduva (Miranda de Ebro).

In Second Division B we find: the Arandina Football Club, founded in 1987 and which plays its matches in El Montecillo (Aranda de Duero)

In the third division there are several teams from the province that are members of the Burgos Club de Fútbol branch, Burgos CF Promesas. We also find the subsidiary of Club Deportivo Mirandés, C.D. Mirandes B.

One category below, in the First Regional Amateur Division we find no less than seven teams competing in Group A of said division: Real Burgos Club de Fútbol, Arandina B, CF Briviesca, Burgos CF B, Racing Lermeño, Villarcayo Nela and CP Salas.

Basketball

Coliseum Burgos where the Basketball Club Miraflores plays

Basketball was represented in the professional league by Ford Burgos, the team from the city of Burgos that has played in the LEB Oro since the 2006/07 season. He plays his matches at the El Plantío Sports Center and in the 2010/11 season he played for the second consecutive year in the play-off final for promotion to the ACB League, the highest category in Spain.

When Ford Burgos was unable to promote, the team dissolved and CB Miraflores was created, which after two seasons in LEB Oro was promoted to the ACB League, ranking 13th.

In women's basketball, the Ciudad de Burgos Basketball Club stands out, which competes under the name of Arranz Jopisa Burgos. It was founded in 1996 and in the 2011/2012 season it played in the Women's League.

Volleyball

Partido del Balonmano Artepref Villa de Aranda, in Division of Honor B de balonmano

The province of Burgos has a team in the Spanish women's Super League. It is the Diego Porcelos Volleyball Club from the city of Burgos. His record includes four runners-up in the Copa de la Reina (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2010). Its playing field is located in the Municipal Sports Center of El Plantío.

Another relevant volleyball club in the province is the Miranda de Miranda de Ebro Volleyball Club. During the 2010/11 season, it played in the Second Autonomous Division of Castilla y León. In 2010, after being promoted to the Women's Super League, the highest category in Spain, the lack of sponsors made it impossible for the club to continue in the professional elite. His record includes a Superliga 2 league subtitle (2010), a Princess Cup (2009) and two Cup runners-up (2008 and 2010). Its playing field is located in the Bayas Multifunctional Pavilion.

Notable people