FROMISTA, a secular town of Spain, in the province and bishopric of Palencia, with 1529 inhabitants. It con-
tains three churches, one convent, and two hospitals, and is situated in a beautiful plain near the river Cieza and the Canal de Campos. There are in and around it numerous relics and indications of its ancient grandeur. The land around it is very rich and fertile, but utterly destitute of trees, on account of the incurable dislike to them manifested by the inhabitants. Fromista was the birthplace of San Telmo and other men of note.