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The Channel of Castile, known as Canal de Castilla, became one of the most important civil engineering works of Modern Spain. It was constructed during the last half of 18 th century and the first half of 19 th century. It flows on land of Burgos, Palencia and Valladolid provinces which belong to The Community of Castile and León, (Spain). It was built to ease the wheat grain transport of Castile to the northern harbours and to other markets from there. However, when railroads and trains arrived, the Channel turned into the spine of a huge irrigation system due to its inefficiency as a mean of transport.

The channel flows along 207 km, linking the municipalities of Alar del Rey (Palencia), where is considered to be the beginning of the Northern Branch, Valladolid and Medina de Rioseco, lying this two at the end of the Southern Branch and Campos Branch respectively.(The channel has a shape similar to an inverted y).

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[edit] External Links

• Channel of Castile. Castile and León Community Government Tourism Website.

[edit] Bibliography

Several authors 1986, El Canal de Castilla, GREFOL S.A. (Móstoles, Madrid) Copyright Castile and León Community Government. Legal Deposit M-8.751-1986