Sequeros

Sequeros was founded during the medieval repopulation of the Sierra de Francia by the kings of León, becoming part of the territory of Miranda del Castañar when Alfonso IX created that district in 1213. In 1756, King Fernando VI raised it to the rank of villa. When Spain's current provincial system was drawn up in 1833, Sequeros entered the province of Salamanca and remained a judicial district capital until 1968.

Local legend holds that Juana Hernández, known as the holy maiden of Sequeros, predicted before her death around 1424 that a statue of the Virgin would be found at the Peña de Francia — exactly where Simón Vela discovered the image in 1434. The remains of both figures are kept in the church of Santa María del Robledo.

The Asentadero–Bosque de los Espejos is a 9 km circular route passing through Sequeros, San Martín del Castañar and Las Casas del Conde, with outdoor artworks along the way. On the Sequeros–Las Casas del Conde stretch you can find *A puntadas*, a sculpture by Luque López featuring a rock threaded with steel cable and needle, and *La casa del árbol*, a birdhouse built to human scale by the same artist. Other works on the route include *Mochuelos* by Pablo Amargo and *Efímeras magentas* by José Antonio Juárez.

The path runs at points along an old stone track, past vineyard walls and steps. The town also has a hermitage, the Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Robledo.