Saldaña

Saldaña es un municipio y villa española de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León, provincia de Palencia, centro comarcal de la comarca de Vega-Valdavia, en la orilla del río Carrión.

Saldaña is the principal town of the fertile Palencia plains in Spain, and may be the town of Eldana mentioned by the historian Ptolemy as being conquered by the Roman Empire. The town's connection to the Roman Era is reflected in the beautiful remains of a villa attributed to the emperor Theodosius I. It was here in 1149 that Berenguela of Barcelona died. The medieval counts of Saldaña figure in local history and literature, particularly as related to the exploits of the semi-legendary figure Bernardo del Carpio.