Editing Province of Burgos (section)

==History==
[[File:Provincia de Burgos loc 1590.svg|left|thumb|Province of Burgos in 1590.]]
In the [[Atapuerca, Province of Burgos|Atapuerca]] area, archaeologists have found evidence of occupation by hominids and humans for more than one million years. Discoveries have included the earliest hominid skull in Europe.

The [[Celtiberians|Celtiberian]] region that became Burgos was inhabited by the [[Morgobos]], [[Turmodigi]], [[Berones]] and perhaps also the [[Pellendones]], the last inhabitants of the northern part of the Celtiberian region. According to the [[Greeks|Greek]] [[historian]] [[Ptolemy]], the principal cities included: [[Brabum]], [[Sisara, Burgos|Sisara]], [[Deobrigula]] (nowadays [[Tardajos]]), [[Ambisna Segiasamon]] ([[Sasamón]]) and [[Verovesca]] ([[Briviesca]]). Under [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] colonization, it was part of [[Hispania Citerior]] ("Hither Spain") and then [[Hispania Tarraconensis]].

In the fifth century, the [[Visigoths]] drove back the [[Suevi]]. In the eighth century, the Arabs occupied all of [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]]s. [[Alfonso III of Leon|Alfonso III the Great]], [[kingdom of León|king of León]] reconquered the area around the middle of the ninth century, and built many castles for the defence of Christendom. Gradually the area was reconquered. The region came to be known as Castile (Latin ''castella''), i.e. "land of castles". In the eleventh century, Burgos became the capital of the [[Kingdom of Castile]].

===Population development===
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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