FUENTEPELAYO, a secular town of Spain, in the province and bishopric of Segovia. It stands 19 miles N. of Segovia, and contains 1640 inhabitants. It is situated on an elevated and beautiful plain, which produces in abundance wheat, barley, rye, tares, vetches, and some wine of inferior quality, and scarcely sufficient for local consumption. The principal industrial products are,—coarse sack, program, with some other coarse materials for local wear. Considerable quantities of sheep and wool, of various kinds, are produced and sold in the neighbouring large towns.
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