What is Medellín, Spain?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Escudomedellin.jpg|Medellín's coat of arms.|thumb|100px|left]] --> [[Image:Bandera de Medellín (Badajoz).png|right|150px]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Medellín (Spain).svg|right|90px]] '''Medellín''' is a [[village]] in the [[provinces of Spain|province]] of [[Badajoz (province)|Badajoz]], [[Extremadura]], [[Spain]]. It is notable as the birthplace of [[Hernán Cortés]] in [[1485]] and the site of the [[Battle of Medelin|Battle of Medellín]], during the [[Peninsular War]]. {{coor dms|38|57|52.71|N|5|57|29.56|W|}} The city was named after the Roman general [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius]] who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia. It was originally called Metellinum. ==Other websites== *[http://www.medellin.es/ Official website of Medellín] {{in lang|es}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Medellin, Spain}} [[Category:Municipalities in Extremadura]] [[Category:Province of Badajoz]] {{multistub|geo|Europe}}