Monastery of Santa María la Real (Palencia)

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Santa María la Real is a monastery in Aguilar de Campoo, province of Palencia, Spain.

Santa María la Real is a common name for monasteries in Spain, and indicates a royal connection, in this case to King Alfonso VIII of Castile.

From the 12th century the monastery was the home of a Premonstratensian community. The architecture is in a transitional style between Romanesque and Gothic.

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