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19th Stage: from León
to Villadangos del Páramo
Pilgrims leave the town of León and continue
their journey along the Route towards Trobajo del Camino,
with a small chapel dedicated to the Apostle Martyr. Then
pilgrims arrive at La Virgen del Camino, where legend states
that the Virgin appeared in front of a shepherd in 1506, and
asked him to build a shrine.
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Today stands one, built in 1961. Further on, the itinerary
reaches Valverde de la Virgen, where there are no vestiges
of the old Medieval Route. The next village the Route crosses
is San Miguel del Camino , where, in the 12 C, there was a
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The Archeological Museum of León treasures an image of the
Saint Apostle from the 15 C that belonged to this institution.Leaving
behind this municipality, the Route takes pilgrims to the
next staging post, Villadangos del Páramo, where they can
stay at the Municipal Hostelry (Tel.: 987 390 003).
This town of Roman origin, was the site of a battle that
took place between the Queen Doña Urraca of León and her
husband, Alfonso I of Aragón, in the year 1111. In the Middle
Ages there was a hospital. Pilgrims can take a quiet walk
round the streets and pray at the Parish Church, which contains
an image of the Apostle Santiago from the 18 C.
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