| Santillana |
Town, 25 km from Santander. It was an important pilgrimage site and the location of a powerful collegiate church in the 11th Century.
The monsastery here was the location of the relics of Santa Juliana, martyred in Asia Minor. This was the origin of the town's name. The town preserves its antique appearance, with many of the buildings dating back as far as the 12th Century. Latitude: 37.09983. Longitude: -2.7243.
When the Cid first began to lay siege to the city of Valencia, this Martin Pelaez came unto him; he was a knight, a native of Santillana in Asturias, a hidalgo, great of body and strong of limb, a well made man and of goodly semblance, but withal a right coward at heart, which he had shown in many places when he was among feats of arms.