Villanueva de la Serena is a city in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 26,111 (2010) and forms part of a larger urban area with the neighbouring town of Don Benito. Founded in the thirteenth century as Aldeanueva de MedellĂn, the city was an important centre for the Mesta in the Middle Ages. It was the birthplace of Pedro de Valdivia who conquered Chile for the Spanish crown. By 2021, the municipal government of Villanueva de la Serena worked alongside that of Don Benito to fuse the two neighbouring municipalities into a single one, paving the way for a 2022 non-binding consultation. On 8 November 2021, the Council of Ministers sanctioned the celebration of the consultation, to be held on 20 February 2022. Both municipalities approved the merging, in the case of Villanueva de la Serena by an overwhelming 90.49% of yes votes (well over the 66.0% threshold set in advance). More information...
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