title: Villanueva del Campillo
text: # Villanueva del Campillo
  
  Villanueva del Campillo is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 156 inhabitants.
  
  The village is famous for its verraco, an ancient sculpture, which was found half-buried. The verraco has been reerected in the plaza mayor: the rear part of the animal was missing and has been reconstructed.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Ricardo Blázquez (born 1942), prelate of the Catholic Church
  