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Segura de León
Castillo de Segura de León (16080810642).jpg
Flag of Segura de León
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Coat of arms of Segura de León
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Segura de León is located in Spain
Segura de León
Segura de León
Location in Spain
Segura de León is located in Extremadura
Segura de León
Segura de León
Location in Extremadura
Country Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
Province Badajoz
Area
 • Total 106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 1,921
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Ayuntamiento de Segura de León

Segura de León is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. It has a population of 2,170 (2007) and an area of 106 km2. It belongs to the comarca of Tentudía.

History

Ferdinand III tasked the Knights of the Order of Santiago with reinforcing the land forces of the amphibious siege on Seville, so the territory around Montemolín including Segura was conquered by the knights towards 1246–1248 as part of the operations to clean up the rearguard in Sierra Morena. Paio Peres Correia, Master of the Order of Santiago, granted Segura a fuero (copied from that of Sepúlveda) on 26 March 1274, thus Segura segregated from the encomienda of Montemolín and became a standalone town.

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