Lara de los Infantes is a location with 26 inhabitants in the province of Burgos

Burgos (province)

The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Its capital is the city of Burgos...

 in the autonomous region of Castille y León in Spain

Spain

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It is the headquarters of the municipio

Municipio

Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...

 of Jurisdicción de Lara

Jurisdicción de Lara

Jurisdicción de Lara is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 59 inhabitants....

, which includes a few more inhabitants as it includes other localities like Paúles de Lara

Paúles de Lara

Paúles de Lara is a village in the municipality of jurisdiction of Lara, located southeast of the province of Burgos, and belongs to the Community of Castilla y León . It is situated 40 km from the capital, Burgos....

 (Marshes of Lara), and La Aceña y Vega da Lara (Watermill and fertile plain of Lara). It is situated in the shire of Sierra de la Demanda

Sierra de la Demanda (shire)

Sierra de la Demanda is a region located east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. It is bounded on the north by Montes de Oca , south on by the province of Soria, on the east by the province of La Rioja and Soria and west the shire of Arlanza...

 45 kilometers from the city of Burgos

Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...

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Although sparsely populated today, the area was important in Roman times. In the middle ages it formed part of the Alfoz of Lara, where the Lara family had its hereditary base.