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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Municipalities in El Bierzo, People from El Bierzo, Ponferrada, Alvaro de Mendana de Neira, Las Medulas, Sampiro, Villafranca del Bierzo, Garcia Alvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, Bermudo II of Leon, Angel Pestana, Torre del Bierzo rail disaster, Jan, Thyrsus Gonzalez de Santalla, Lope Garcia de Castro, Lidia Valentin, List of municipalities of El Bierzo, Bembibre, Priaranza del Bierzo, Antonio de Olaguer y Feliu, Puente de Domingo Florez, Toral de los Vados, Vega de Espinareda, Cacabelos, Palacios del Sil, Vega de Valcarce, Marianin, Carucedo, Iguena, Candin, Borrenes, Coloman Trabado, Barjas, Oencia, Folgoso de la Ribera, Berlanga del Bierzo, Carracedelo, Cabanas Raras, Toreno, Molinaseca, Camponaraya, Arganza, Fabero, Castropodame, Corullon, Provincia de El Bierzo, Peranzanes, Benuza, Sancedo, Eva Gonzalez, Cubillos del Sil, Martin Sarmiento, Congosto, Severiano Alvarez, Balboa, Leon, Noceda del Bierzo. Excerpt: Ponferrada (Spanish pronunciation: , from the Latin Pons Ferrata, Iron Bridge) is a city in the province of Leon, Castile and Leon, Spain. It lies on the Sil River, a tributary of the river Mino, in the El Bierzo valley, completely surrounded by mountains. It is the last major town along the French route of the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) before it reaches its destination of Santiago de Compostela. In 2008, it had a population of 69,769. In pre-Roman times the region was populated by the Astures, a Hispano-Celtic Gallaecian people. They were conquered by Emperor Augustus in the Astur-Cantabrian Wars (29-19 BC) and the area quickly became the largest mining center of the Empire during the Roman period, where gold and other metals and minerals were extracted. Numerous Roman mining sites are still visible in the area, one of the most spectacular being Las Medulas, a UNESCO World Heritag...
