Country Spain County Las Vegas Altas Area 63.2 km² Province Province of Badajoz Local time Friday 9:37 AM | Region Extremadura Demonym(s) Metelinense Elevation 264 m Population 2,321 (2014) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Medellín ([meðeˈʎin]) is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War. The second largest city in Colombia, Medellín, was named so in honour of this small village as well as Medellín, Veracruz in Mexico, two cities in Argentina, and Medellin, Cebu, in the Philippines.
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The city was named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia during the Sertorian War. It was originally called Metellinum.
It has a population of 2,337 (2009) and an area of 65 km².
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