Medina de Rioseco is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 5,037 inhabitants. During the Peninsular War, it was here that the Battle of Medina del Rioseco took place on July 14, 1808.
The city is also known by the nicknames of the City of the Admirals and the Old India Girl.
It has an area of 115.43 square kilometres (44.6 sq mi), with a population density of 43.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (113 /sq mi). It is a municipality of Tierra de Campos. The Sequillo river passes nearby.
The coat of arms shield is quartered, with two castles in gold and two horses leaning out of colored battlements on a silver background, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, but no crown. It was granted by King John I of Castile.
The city lies along the road of El Camino de Santiago de Madrid.
Read more about Medina De Rioseco: Origins, Reconquest, Admirals of Castile, 16th Century, Pictures of Santiago Apóstol Church