Paredes de Nava
municipality
Church of St. Martin
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Paredes de Nava Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 42°09′10″N 4°41′40″W / 42.15278°N 4.69444°W / 42.15278; -4.69444
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Palencia
Comarca	Tierra de Campos
Government
• Mayor	Luis Calderón Nájera (PP)
Area
• Total	129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation	775 m (2,543 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,930
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Demonym	Paredeños
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Paredes de Nava is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain.

It is the birthplace of Renaissance painter Pedro Berruguete. Some paintings by him can be seen in the predella of the local church of Santa Eulalia. Other sights include the church of St. Martin (15th century, renovated in the 18th century).^[2]

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  Plaza de España

Festivities

• San Sebastián. (January 20)
• Virgen de Carejas. (September 8)
• Fiestas del Señor o Benditos Novillos (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after September 8)

Main sights

Santa Eulalia's church

The church of Santa Eulalia was built throughout the 12th and 16th centuries, and was declared National Monument in 1962. On September 13 of 1964, the first parochial museum of sacred art founded in Spain was inaugurated, and nowadays there are two activities: religious celebrations and the exhibition of sacred art.

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  Church of Santa Eulalia

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  Church of Santa Eulalia, interior

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  Painting of King David, in the Church of Santa Eulalia

Church of San Martín

It was built in the 15th century, but extensively renovated in the 17th century. At present it hosts the Interpretation Center of Tierra de Campos and the tourism office of Paredes de Nava.

People

• Jorge Manrique – Poet, writer of the “Coplas a la muerte de su padre” (1440 – 1479) .
• Pedro Berruguete – Painter (1450 – 1504) .
• Alonso Berruguete – Painter, sculptor and architect (1488 – 1561).
• Felipe Berrojo - Architect, sculptor and plasterer (1628-1694).
• Gregoria Matorras – Mother of José de San Martín, military rioplatense (1738 – 1813).
• Tomás Teresa León - Priest and official writer of Paredes de Nava (1924 - 1962).

Twin towns

• Plaisance, France