Anguita
Encyclopedia
Anguita is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara
, Castile-La Mancha
, Spain
. , the municipality has a population of 203 inhabitants.
It is situated on the river Tajuña and its tributaries, La Madre and creek Prado. In the surroundings has an important population of Dupont's Lark
(Chersophilus duponti).
The municipal term includes the towns of Aguilar de Anguita, Anguita, Padilla del Ducado, Santa María del Espino and Villarejo de Medina.
city before.
During the al-Andalus
period, Anguita was located on the frontier with the northern Christian-held territory.
In 1813 the first Diputation of Spain was signed here.
Guadalajara (province)
Guadalajara is a province of central/north-central Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Madrid, Segovia, Soria, Zaragoza, and Teruel...
, Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, Spain
Spain
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. , the municipality has a population of 203 inhabitants.
It is situated on the river Tajuña and its tributaries, La Madre and creek Prado. In the surroundings has an important population of Dupont's Lark
Dupont's Lark
The Dupont's Lark is the only lark in the genus Chersophilus.-Description:Like most other larks, Dupont's Lark is an undistinguished looking species on the ground. It is 17–18 cm long, slim, with a long neck, long legs and a fine slightly curved bill...
(Chersophilus duponti).
The municipal term includes the towns of Aguilar de Anguita, Anguita, Padilla del Ducado, Santa María del Espino and Villarejo de Medina.
History
Anguita's area has been populated since ancient times. Anguita has remains of a Roman camp, although it is possible that it has been a CeltiberianCeltiberians
The Celtiberians were Celtic-speaking people of the Iberian Peninsula in the final centuries BC. The group used the Celtic Celtiberian language.Archaeologically, the Celtiberians participated in the Hallstatt culture in what is now north-central Spain...
city before.
During the al-Andalus
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
period, Anguita was located on the frontier with the northern Christian-held territory.
In 1813 the first Diputation of Spain was signed here.
Main sights
- Cigüeña Tower.
- Remains of the Roman camp
- Castro del Hocincavero and some others ruins, such as those of Aguilar de Anguita, where is the biggest necropolis of this culture, "El Altillo".
- Saint Peter Church, a RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
-GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
church. - Virgen de la Lastra hermitage, the biggest church in the village.
- La Soledad hermitage, a typical local hermitageHermitage (religious retreat)Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
.