Valencia de Alcántara
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Valencia de Alcántara (Population: 1,689) is a Spanish town near the Portuguese border. It is located in Cáceres province.
Nuestra Señora de Rocamador is the most important church. Valencia de Alcántara is a very important centre of dolmens in Europe.
It was the birthplace of Pedro Gómez Labrador, Marquis of Labrador, who represented Spain at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815).
Soraya Arnelas was also born here.