San Leonardo de Yagüe is a Spanish

Spain

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 town and municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Province of Soria

Soria (province)

Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Most of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico areaIt is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja, Zaragoza, Guadalajara, Segovia, and Burgos....

, part of the autonomous community

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 of Castile and León

Castile and León

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. It is one of the most populated municipalities of the Sorian county of "Pinares".

It has primary and secondary schools (I.E.S. "San Leonardo"), attended by students from surrounding municipalities (Navaleno

Navaleno

Navaleno, which means "Meadow of Hay", is a municipality located to the northwest of the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain.- Geography :* Altitude: 1,105 meters. Latitude: 41° 49 ' 59 " N...

, Hontoria del Pinar, Casarejos, Espeja, Espejón, La Hinojosa, and others).

The town, which has about 2,500 inhabitants, is home to the Puertas Norma timber products factory, a manufacturer of doors and pre-hung door units. The factory employs about 700 workers.

History

The foundation date of the village is unknown, but it is supposed to be in the 10th or 11th century. The oldest document where the village is mentioned is from 1173, in a privilege card given by Alfonso VIII.

After Juan Yagüe

Juan Yagüe

Juan Yagüe y Blanco, 1st Marquis of San Leonardo de Yagüe was a Spanish army officer during the Spanish Civil War, one of the most important in the National side.-Early life:...

's death, the village changed its name to San Leonardo de Yagüe.