Medina del Campo (English spelling)

Japanese: メディナ・デル・カンポ(英語表記)Medina del Campo
Medina del Campo (English spelling)
A city in the Castile-León region of central Spain. Population 14,228 (1978). It is the center of the surrounding agricultural region of Tierra de Campos, and agricultural product processing and livestock farming are thriving. In the mid-15th century, it was an international trade and financial center and was famous for hosting fairs. During the Comuneros Revolt in the early 16th century, it was one of the cities that opposed Charles V. Isabella I of Spain liked to stay in La Mota Castle (built in 1440), and she died here. Later, Cesare Borgia was also imprisoned here.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スペイン中央部,カスティリャ・レオン地方の都市。人口1万4228(1978)。周辺の農業地帯ティエラ・デ・カンポスの中心で,農産物の加工業,畜産業が盛ん。15世紀半ばには国際的交易と金融の中心地で,市(いち)の開催で有名だった。16世紀初頭のコムネロスの反乱のとき,カール5世に反対する都市の一つとなった。ラ・モタ城(1440建設)はイサベル1世が好んで滞在し,ここで死去した。後年チェーザレ・ボルジアもここに幽閉された。

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