When, in 1143, Alfonso VII granted the charter of Sepúlveda, the Community of Villa y Tierra de Roa was created, being one of its 33 villages.

The present-day personality of the town comes from the early medieval period, during the period of the reconquest-repopulation that took place in these parts of the Meseta in the 10th century. In 1900, there were 414 inhabitants. The strong changes that have taken place in Spain, especially in the agricultural sector, have affected Boada, but the villagers have known how to accept and adapt their traditional feelings to the impositions of the times. Its main wealth revolves around wine production.

Places of interest:

• Church of Nuestra Señora de la Antigua
• Hermitage of San Andrés: on the hill overlooking the village of Boada, there is this hermitage that was the church of the Monastery of San Andrés de Boada, which preserves the old portico with semicircular arches, in the style of the rural churches of the Middle Ages. The temple has left behind its original function and has been converted into a cultural space thanks to the initiative of the Cultural Association Friends of the Abbey of San Andrés. It hosts cultural weeks, exhibitions and other occasional activities.

Boada de Roa celebrates its fiestas in honour of the Virgen de Las Candelas (2 and 3 February) and in honour of San Blas (4 August). In winter, San Andrés is the main event (30 November), with the “merienda de confraternidad”. They also organise their Cultural Week in August.

Boada de Roa’s local name: boadeños.