Other use: Palencia, Guatemala. Palencia's a city south of Tierra de Campos, in north-northwest Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. The municipality had a population of 80,801 in 2002. Palencia contains a few historic sights. The Roman bridge across the Carrión river was replaced by the medieval one of three arches: the old section of the city's on the left bank, the modern suburban development's on the right bank: it seems likely t… (More on Palencia)