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AvilĂ©s, city, Asturias provincia (province) and comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community), northwestern Spain. It lies along the RĂ­a (inlet) de AvilĂ©s, an inlet of the Bay of Biscay. AvilĂ©s is rich in medieval architecture, its outstanding examples including the Gothic churches of San NicolĂĄs and San Francisco. The Church of San TomĂĄs contains the tomb of Pedro MenĂ©ndez de AvilĂ©s, founder of St. Augustine, Fla. The Fuero de AvilĂ©s (1155), a statute by which Alfonso VII of Castile freed the city from its feudal ties, was significant in the development of medieval Spanish law. The city has an iron and steel industry, and it exports coal from Asturias’s mines. Swimming beaches and a fishing fleet are at nearby Salinas. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 83,320.

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