Evan de Abajo / Eván de Abajo

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view of church exterior in context

Scene Description: the private land where the church was located -- Source caption: "Vista aérea de la finca Eván de Abajo, en Siete Iglesias de Trabancos"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ricardo Melgar, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 May 2016 by Ricardo Melgar in www.panoramio.com/photo/130792982g [accessed 8 September 2016]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 20726EVA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Miguel [disappeared]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Country Name: Spain
Location: Valladolid, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: the hamlet of Eván de Abajo no longer exists, but there is castle in ruins remaining; the hamlet was located near the municipality of Siete Iglesias de Trabancos, off the E-80 and the Trabancos river, 50-55 km from Valladolid capital
Historical Region: Comarca de Medina de Campo
Century and Period: 18th century
Church Notes: The church in ruins may have been built in the 18th century; we do not know whether an earlier church or chapel existed here. Both Eván de Arriba and Eván de Abajo were reported as 'despoblados' [abandoned] by 1834 [cf. Subdivisión en partidos judiciales (Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1834): p. 226]
Font Notes:
[NB: we have no information on the font of the church here]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 24' 21.12" N, 5° 10' 19.01" W
UTM: 30T 319338 4583256