Medellín

"Medellín es un municipio español perteneciente a la provincia de Badajoz, comunidad autónoma de Extremadura. De fundación romana, cabecera del condado homónimo durante la Edad Media y cuna de Hernán Cortés, Medellín conserva, pese a los destrozos de las guerras y a las inclemencias del tiempo, un importante patrimonio monumental, cuyos máximos exponentes son el teatro romano, el castillo medieval y el puente del siglo XVII sobre el río Guadiana. Su economía gira en torno a una floreciente agricultura de regadío."

"Medellín (pronounced: [meðein]) is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War. The second largest city in Colombia, Medellín, was named so in honour of this small village as well as Medellín, Veracruz in Mexico, two cities in Argentina, and Medellin, Cebu, in the Philippines. 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 during the Sertorian War. It was originally called Metellinum. It has a population of 2,337 (2009) and an area of 65 km²."