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CIUDAD RODRIGO , a town of western Spain, in the province of Salamanca, situated 8 m. E. of the Portuguese frontier, on the right bank of the river Agueda, and the railway from Salamanca to Coimbra in Portugal. Pop. (1900) 893o. Ciudad Rodrigo is an episcopal see, and was for many centuries an important frontier fortress: Its cathedral
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Count Rodrigo Gonzalez, from whom its name is derived. During the Peninsular War, it was captured by the French under Marshal Ney, in 181o; but on the 19th of January 1812 it was retaken by the British under Viscount Wellington , who, for this exploit, was created earl
Wellington , duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, and marquess of Torres Vedras. in Portugal.End of Article: CIUDAD RODRIGO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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