Santervás de Campos

Santervás de Campos

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Santervás de Campos

Location in Spain.

Coordinates: ES 42°13′N 5°6′W / 42.217°N 5.100°W / 42.217; -5.100
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Valladolid
Comarca Tierra de Campos
Government
  John Green Santiago Baeza Benavides
Area
  Total 54.11 km2 (20.89 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 137
  Density 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Santervaseños
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Santervás de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2009, the municipality has a population of 137 inhabitants and is known as the birthplace of Juan Ponce de León.

Juan Ponce de León (Santervás de Campos, Valladolid). He was one of the first Europeans to arrive to the current United States because led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named.

Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, during a trade mission to Spain, presided over a ceremony there on January 21, 2011 commemorating the Quincentennial of the Governorship of Ponce de León, the United States territory's first Governor and discoverer of Florida and the continental United States, in which a statue of that municipality's famous explorer was unveiled.[1]

Demographics

Demographic evolution of Santervas de Campos
1991 1996 2001 2004 2010
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173
156
148
141

Notable natives and residents

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