Books set in Castilla y León

20 books and other written works set here; ordered by Spanish Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1SalamancaLa Celestina5
2ValladolidEl hereje4
3SoriaEl rayo de luna2
4Alba de TormesLa vida de Lazarillo de Tormes1
5ÁvilaLa familia de León Roch1
6BurgosEl barbero de Sevilla1
7Hontanares de EresmaLa alcaldesa de Hontanares1
8OñaAndarás perdido por el mundo1
9SasamónLa marca de Creta1
10ZamoraLas dueñas de Zamora1

Dots mark towns named as settings. Books without a dot are still listed.

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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes1554 · Alba de Tormes
#1711avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La Celestinaby Fernando de Rojas · 1500 · Salamanca
#2546avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
El herejeby Miguel Delibes · 1998 · Valladolid
#342.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
El estudiante de Salamancaby José de Espronceda · 1840 · Salamanca
#439.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
El rayo de lunaby Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer · 1862 · Soria
#535.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Falcóby Arturo Pérez-Reverte · 2016 · Salamanca
#632.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Numanciaby Miguel de Cervantes · 1585 · Numancia
#731.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Cicatrizby Sara Mesa · 2015 · Bárcenas
#811.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Evaby Arturo Pérez-Reverte · 2017 · Salamanca
#98.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
El barbero de SevillaBurgos
#107.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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