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Toro Jubilo, Toro De Fuego, Medinaceli, Spain
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Medinaceli (pronounced: meðinaˈθeli) is a municipality and town in the province of Soria (Spain). Its name derives from the Arabic toponym مدينة سالم madīnat sālim (English: the city of Sālim). The town is named after one Salim bin Waral, head of a Masmuda family which settled there in the 8th century.
History
During the Middle Ages, Medinaceli was a town that lay between the lands of the Christians and the Muslims. Situated at the confluence of the river Jalón, Medinaceli was the site of the Celtiberian town Occilis. From the Roman era until 1994, its saltworks were exploited for commercial use.
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