Editing Burgos (section)

==Culture==
The city has a complete culture infrastructure, remarked by the [[Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos de Burgos]], which opened in mid-2012.

===Language===
[[Spanish language|Spanish]], also called Castilian, originated in [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]] and spread throughout the Crown of Castile's possessions following the [[reconquista]]. It was eventually dispersed throughout the Spanish empire following the conquest and colonization of the Americas, and Spain after the union of the [[Catholic Monarchs]]'s kingdoms being co-spoken with other languages. Of the many different variations and dialects found throughout the world, it's argued that the purest Spanish can be found in the region of Burgos due to the fact that the language first developed here in the 10th century.

The Spanish language can be traced back to the monastery of Valpuesta located {{convert|100|km|0|abbr=on}} north-east of the city of Burgos. The [[Cartularies of Valpuesta|Valpuesta cartularies]] are significant in the history of the Spanish language, and their status as manuscripts containing the earliest words written in Spanish has been officially recognised.
The first utterings of Spanish continued in the "[[Glosas Emilianenses|Silos Glosses]]", recorded in the Burgos monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spain.info/en/conoce/grandes-rutas/rutas/camino_de_la_lengua_castellana/ |title=Travel routes in Spain: The Route of the Spanish language in Spain &#124; Spain.info in English |publisher=Spain.info |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326163556/http://www.spain.info/en/conoce/grandes-rutas/rutas/camino_de_la_lengua_castellana |archive-date=26 March 2013  }}</ref>

===Cuisine===
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Burgos province is famous in gastronomy for:
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'''Queso de Burgos''', a white cheese which is soft and unctuous (because it is made with [[whey]]). Although originally made with sheep's milk, now cow's milk or mixtures are more common. Each ''[[Comarcas of Castile and León|comarca]]'' (rural district) produces a minor variation, and the major dairies produce an industrial product that is acceptable for people with sensitive digestion.

Burgos is blessed with a moderate climate and this fresh cheese was able to be conserved there without the need for curing of more than 10 days. With the improvement of aseptic industrial production processes this can be extended to about 30 days at a cool 6&nbsp;°C. Its production reaches 35,000 tons annually.

'''Morcilla de Burgos''', a pig's-blood sausage ([[black pudding]]), is a staple country food known across the Iberian peninsula. Spiced with onions and herbs its most noticeable content is rice (often mistaken for fat) which makes it one of the lightest and healthiest products of its kind. Oral tradition says that it must be "salty, smooth and piquant" (see Spanish pages {{ill|Burgos (desambiguación)|es}} for details). As with the Queso de Burgos, several comarcas or towns in the province ([[Cardeñadijo]], [[Sotopalacios]], Aranda de Duero, [[Briviesca]], [[Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias|Covarrubias]], [[Villarcayo]], [[Trespaderne]], [[Miranda de Ebro]]...) made their own morcillas, with minor variations between them.

Even though Burgos is not on a D.O. wine is a fundamental piece in local gastronomy thanks to nearby wine cellars from Ribera de Duero, Rioja and [[Arlanza (comarca)|Arlanza]] D.O.

===Festivals===
The city's main festival is San Pedro y San Pablo (also referred to locally as "Sampedros") celebrated on June 29. Every year, for about two weeks, the city celebrates with fireworks, concerts, sports, folklore, games for children, theater and other activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aytoburgos.es/cultura/fiestas/san-pedro-y-san-pablo|title=San Pedro y San Pablo {{!}} Ayuntamiento de Burgos|website=www.aytoburgos.es|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref>