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Oña
Municipality in Castile and León, Spain
Oña is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,219 inhabitants.
01Main sights
- Benedictine monastery of San Salvador de Oña (11th century). During 2012, the town hosted the 17th edition of the sacred art exhibition Las Edades del Hombre.
- El jardín secreto, an outdoor walk and art exhibit by local artists.
02People from Oña
- Andrés de Olmos (1485, 8 October 1571), Catholic church priest and grammarian and ethno-historian of Mexico's Indians
- Martina Ibaibarriaga (1788-1849), soldier
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- 2014-04-16 Norte de Burgos 188 - Oña.jpg by Luiyo from Madrid, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0
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