Cetina, Aragon
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Cetina is a municipality
in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon
. It is situated in the southeast of the province.
The town of Cetina forms part of the Cid's
Road, the path taken by El Cid according to El Cantar del Mio Cid followed the course of the Jalón
river, with the relevant lines stating that "the first night the Cid camped between Ariza
and Cetina, and rich was the booty he obtained in the zone through which he went" (Cantar Mio Cid, Verses 540-543).
Cetina is also a Spanish surname (e.g. Gutierre de Cetina
), originally used to refer to people who hailed from this town.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
. It is situated in the southeast of the province.
The town of Cetina forms part of the Cid's
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , known as El Cid Campeador , was a Castilian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat...
Road, the path taken by El Cid according to El Cantar del Mio Cid followed the course of the Jalón
Jalón (river)
The river Jalón is located in the northeast of Spain, and is one of the principal tributaries of the Ebro. It has a length of and drains a watershed of . The flow rate in Calatayud is , but is highly irregular due to the great range of Mediterranean rainfall patterns.The course of the river forms...
river, with the relevant lines stating that "the first night the Cid camped between Ariza
Ariza
Ariza is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It is located in the Almazán basin, near the western boundary of Aragon, 142 km from Zaragoza....
and Cetina, and rich was the booty he obtained in the zone through which he went" (Cantar Mio Cid, Verses 540-543).
Cetina is also a Spanish surname (e.g. Gutierre de Cetina
Gutierre de Cetina
Gutierre de Cetina a Spanish poet and soldier, was born at Seville. He was the brother of Beltrán and Gregorio de Cetina, lesser known conquistadors. He served under Charles V in Italy and Germany, but retired from the army in 1545 to settle in Seville...
), originally used to refer to people who hailed from this town.