Llerena, Badajoz
Encyclopedia
Llerena is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz
, Extremadura
, Spain. According to the 2007 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 5,995 inhabitants. In southwestern Spain, is located Llerena, a town declared itself a Historical Artistic gathering on December 29, 1966. The head of the same name the judicial and economic center of the Region of the Country, at the confluence of the National Roads District 432 and 413, it is equidistant from 20 municipalities.
to Ferdinand III of Castile
had entrusted the reconquest of Sierra Morena
.
. The Masters granted immunity
s in 1297.
It originated the tradition that the masters of the order use Llerena as temporary residence. The most notorious teachers who had his residence there were:
Llerena was residence of the Masters of the Order of Santiago
and this fact favoured the city in the 15th century when it became capital of the Priory
of the Hostal San Marcos de León. For this reason it was most important center of the territory, which until then had been Queen. So much was his increase in importance to become the most important administrative center of the Leon
of the order of Santiago in Extremadura
and is the headquarters of the Maestral order table and is the main population of more than 30 towns governed from Llerena depending on the Prior of the Order of San Marcos in León.
On the year 1340, in the Llerena Courts, under the chairmanship of King Alfonso XI of Castile
1383 celebrated the General Chapter of the Order of Santiago by Pedro Fernández with the assistance of all commanders of the same.
The Master of the Order Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa received the license to hold the San Mateo fair on September 21, built the chapel of the Trinity in the Church of Granada, the bastimentos, and ends the building designed to House Maestral or the convent of Santa Elena.
Enrique García Fernández of Villagarcía built the castle in the neighboring town of Villagarcía de la Torre
and becomes the patron saint of the chancel of the Church of Santa Maria and decides to be buried in it.
Alonso de Cárdenas, built on the site occupied by the shrine
in San Pedro Church of Santiago, and gives to the walled enclosure of some of the most important gates of the city.
To have been a Muslim territory reconquested once already produced a repopulation by Leonese, Basque and Cantabrian family. Also creates an important core Jew within the city and making it a prosperous population and with high levels of economic and cultural.
There is a peaceful coexistence between the three cultures: Christians, Jews and Muslims. In the year 1479, the Jewish rabbi Mayr succeeded Isabella
to remove the ban that the Jews should hold fairs and markets, existing in the Kingdom of Castile. This improved the economic levels of the city and allowed the creation of the school of translators. At this time there were 600 Jewish families in Llerena, who lived in the vicinity of the synagogue (Chapel of Santa Catalina).
The final stage of the chapter General of the Order started in Uclés
, to call for the last master of the institution prior to the incorporation of this figure to the real power was held in 1490.
Isabella
signed the Decree of expulsion of the Jews in 1492, were 125 Jewish families, who happened to be Jewish converts.
court was instituted. Obtained by the influence of the degree Luis Zapata, Director and Advisor to Isabella
, it was aided by the existence of Jewish population in the lower Extremadura. It was the third Court of Spain, as regards the extension of its jurisdiction, it occupied 42.260 square kilometers, and included the bishoprics of Ciudad Rodrigo
, Piacenza, Coria, and Badajoz
. Occupying three headquarters in Llerena, the Priory Palace in Zapatería Street, the House maestral Street La prison and finally, until its abolition in 1834, Palace of the Zapata, now justice in la Corredera Street today.
Its period of maximum splendor was in 16th century that had seven convents, as well as a great cultural activity. During this century there was a large population increase only diminished by certain emigration to the new world, becoming the second largest population centre of Extremadura in 1591 behind capital Badajoz. At the end of the century had 8,300 inhabitants.
In 1594, the census of population in the provinces and matches of the Crown of Castile
in 16th century was part of the Leon province
and had 2,066 neighbors, including its suburbs of Llerena such as Maguilla
.
In the year 1640, due to the growth reaching Philip IV
gained the title of the city.
, war with Portugal, little suitable local rulers, the Moorish
expulsion and successive plagues which kept isolated from the outside during quarantine.
18th century achieved during the municipal independence places of Higuera de Llerena
in 1786 and Maguilla
in 1749, which had previously belonged to its City Council.
of the Church of our Lady of Granada's Zurbarán.
The fall of the old
disappeared the Order of San Marcos in León, ceased to hold office in Llerena the Governor of the province and the party and decreed the abolition of the Holy Office in 1834 of the Inquisition
. Then this city was in northeastern Extremadura
and 1834 was capital and headquarters of the judicial district of Llerena.
of Llerena", caused by the clergyman Don Francisco Maesso's jurisdiction of the bishopric
of Badajoz. In just over a year there were several altercations that subsided when Alfonso XII to the throne, leading to the disappearance of that decree for Llerena.
of 1837 and Madoz in 1855, it was left almost without resources to the municipality of Llerena he lost the dehesa
s of their property and that he had maintained and exploited for centuries by providing significant benefits for the municipal coffers. Some convents, also disappeared such as those dedicated to Santa Isabel, San Francisco, La Merced
, San Sebastian, and La Concepción
, leaving only the Santa Clara
convent.
During this 19th century, some industries that remained in the city together with the construction of the railway line Mérida–Sevilla, in the second half of the century until its conclusion in the last section in 1885 between Llerena and El Pedroso
, contributing to the economic progress of the region.
and Guadalquivir
.
The terrain is varied, succeeding from north to south: the countryside, an area of sedimentation
, with deep clay soils, soils with rickety, sandy and rocky towards the SE, where the topography
starts to become more broken up finish in the Sierra de San Miguel.
The climate subtropical Mediterranean-type rom. The average annual temperature is 15.3 °C. Winters are generally mild with an average temperature of 7.3 °C summer is hot and dry with an average temperature of 24.2 °C. Seasonal The average rainfall is 586mm, with the rainy season in winter (227.6mm). The sclerophyllous Mediterranean forests are made up of: oak
, along with other species including scrub, rock rose, broom
, and lavender
.
Badajoz (province)
The province of Badajoz is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Córdoba, Seville, and Huelva, and by Portugal....
, Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
, Spain. According to the 2007 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 5,995 inhabitants. In southwestern Spain, is located Llerena, a town declared itself a Historical Artistic gathering on December 29, 1966. The head of the same name the judicial and economic center of the Region of the Country, at the confluence of the National Roads District 432 and 413, it is equidistant from 20 municipalities.
Arab period
In a time, the Arabs called Ellerina, placed a dispute between Arabs and Christians; it was definitively occupied by Pelayo Pérez Correa in the year 1243, master of the order of SantiagoOrder of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
to Ferdinand III of Castile
Ferdinand III of Castile
Saint Ferdinand III, T.O.S.F., was the King of Castile from 1217 and León from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and consolidated the...
had entrusted the reconquest of Sierra Morena
Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It stretches for 400 kilometres East-West across southern Spain, forming the southern border of the Meseta Central plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, and providing the watershed between the valleys of the Guadiana to the...
.
Order of Santiago
The settlement was given to his defense and resettlement to the Order of SantiagoOrder of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
. The Masters granted immunity
Immunity
-Medicine:* Immunity , resistance of an organism to infection or disease.* Immunity , a scientific journal published by Cell Press-Law:*Amnesty law, immunity from past crimes...
s in 1297.
It originated the tradition that the masters of the order use Llerena as temporary residence. The most notorious teachers who had his residence there were:
- The Prince don Fadrique (1342–1358), half-brother of the King Peter I of Castile, called the Cruel.
- Don Pedro Fernández Cabeza de Vaca (1382–1387)
- Don Enrique García Fernández of Villagarcía (1385–1387)
- Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa (1387–1409), master buried in the Church of our Lady of Grenada
- Don Alonso de Cárdenas (1480–1493), last of the Maesters of the order.
Llerena was residence of the Masters of the Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
and this fact favoured the city in the 15th century when it became capital of the Priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
of the Hostal San Marcos de León. For this reason it was most important center of the territory, which until then had been Queen. So much was his increase in importance to become the most important administrative center of the Leon
León (province)
León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....
of the order of Santiago in Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
and is the headquarters of the Maestral order table and is the main population of more than 30 towns governed from Llerena depending on the Prior of the Order of San Marcos in León.
On the year 1340, in the Llerena Courts, under the chairmanship of King Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI was the king of Castile, León and Galicia.He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes ensued over who would hold regency, which were resolved in 1313...
1383 celebrated the General Chapter of the Order of Santiago by Pedro Fernández with the assistance of all commanders of the same.
The Master of the Order Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa received the license to hold the San Mateo fair on September 21, built the chapel of the Trinity in the Church of Granada, the bastimentos, and ends the building designed to House Maestral or the convent of Santa Elena.
Enrique García Fernández of Villagarcía built the castle in the neighboring town of Villagarcía de la Torre
Villagarcía de la Torre
Villagarcía de la Torre is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 1003 inhabitants....
and becomes the patron saint of the chancel of the Church of Santa Maria and decides to be buried in it.
Alonso de Cárdenas, built on the site occupied by the shrine
Shrine
A shrine is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated....
in San Pedro Church of Santiago, and gives to the walled enclosure of some of the most important gates of the city.
To have been a Muslim territory reconquested once already produced a repopulation by Leonese, Basque and Cantabrian family. Also creates an important core Jew within the city and making it a prosperous population and with high levels of economic and cultural.
There is a peaceful coexistence between the three cultures: Christians, Jews and Muslims. In the year 1479, the Jewish rabbi Mayr succeeded Isabella
Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
to remove the ban that the Jews should hold fairs and markets, existing in the Kingdom of Castile. This improved the economic levels of the city and allowed the creation of the school of translators. At this time there were 600 Jewish families in Llerena, who lived in the vicinity of the synagogue (Chapel of Santa Catalina).
The final stage of the chapter General of the Order started in Uclés
Uclés
Uclés is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 287 inhabitants....
, to call for the last master of the institution prior to the incorporation of this figure to the real power was held in 1490.
Isabella
Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
signed the Decree of expulsion of the Jews in 1492, were 125 Jewish families, who happened to be Jewish converts.
The Inquisition Court
In 1508, the Tribunal del Santo Oficio of the InquisitionInquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
court was instituted. Obtained by the influence of the degree Luis Zapata, Director and Advisor to Isabella
Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
, it was aided by the existence of Jewish population in the lower Extremadura. It was the third Court of Spain, as regards the extension of its jurisdiction, it occupied 42.260 square kilometers, and included the bishoprics of Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population of about 14,000. It is the seat of a judicial district as well....
, Piacenza, Coria, and Badajoz
Badajoz
Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain, situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257....
. Occupying three headquarters in Llerena, the Priory Palace in Zapatería Street, the House maestral Street La prison and finally, until its abolition in 1834, Palace of the Zapata, now justice in la Corredera Street today.
Its period of maximum splendor was in 16th century that had seven convents, as well as a great cultural activity. During this century there was a large population increase only diminished by certain emigration to the new world, becoming the second largest population centre of Extremadura in 1591 behind capital Badajoz. At the end of the century had 8,300 inhabitants.
In 1594, the census of population in the provinces and matches of the Crown of Castile
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
in 16th century was part of the Leon province
León (province)
León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....
and had 2,066 neighbors, including its suburbs of Llerena such as Maguilla
Maguilla
Maguilla is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the municipality has a population of 1132 inhabitants....
.
In the year 1640, due to the growth reaching Philip IV
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
gained the title of the city.
Decline
By the end of the 17th century began the city's decline influenced by several factors: the political crisis in the Spanish EmpireSpanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
, war with Portugal, little suitable local rulers, the Moorish
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
expulsion and successive plagues which kept isolated from the outside during quarantine.
18th century achieved during the municipal independence places of Higuera de Llerena
Higuera de Llerena
Higuera de Llerena is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the municipality has a population of 392 inhabitants....
in 1786 and Maguilla
Maguilla
Maguilla is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the municipality has a population of 1132 inhabitants....
in 1749, which had previously belonged to its City Council.
War of independence
During the War of Independence (1808–1814), on the occasion of the Battle of Cantalgallo in 1810, produced a large destruction of the city. There were many buildings damaged and part of the archive was destroyed, and served as the seat to the chivalry, large number of works of art were plundered, as part of the altarAltar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship...
of the Church of our Lady of Granada's Zurbarán.
The fall of the old
Old
- Age :*Old age or, by extension, a description or nickname for someone or something that has endured and become comfortable or widely familiar.- Places :*Old, Hungary*Old, Northamptonshire, England...
disappeared the Order of San Marcos in León, ceased to hold office in Llerena the Governor of the province and the party and decreed the abolition of the Holy Office in 1834 of the Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
. Then this city was in northeastern Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
and 1834 was capital and headquarters of the judicial district of Llerena.
"Llerena schism"
After the Decree of suspension of the religious jurisdiction maintained centuries the military orders, Llerena produces the so-called "schismSchism (religion)
A schism , from Greek σχίσμα, skhísma , is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization or movement religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a break of communion between two sections of Christianity that were previously a single body, or to a division within...
of Llerena", caused by the clergyman Don Francisco Maesso's jurisdiction of the bishopric
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Badajoz. In just over a year there were several altercations that subsided when Alfonso XII to the throne, leading to the disappearance of that decree for Llerena.
Reposessions
The successive ground and building confiscations produced a great misfortune for the municipal economy Llerena and ultimately to the neighborhood. Of Juan Álvarez MendizábalJuan Álvarez Mendizábal
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, born Juan Álvarez Méndez , was a Spanish economist and politician....
of 1837 and Madoz in 1855, it was left almost without resources to the municipality of Llerena he lost the dehesa
Dehesa (pastoral management)
Dehesa is a type of wooded pastureland found in the Iberian peninsula, used for the grazing of livestock...
s of their property and that he had maintained and exploited for centuries by providing significant benefits for the municipal coffers. Some convents, also disappeared such as those dedicated to Santa Isabel, San Francisco, La Merced
La Merced
La Merced may refer to*Argentina** La Merced, Catamarca, Paclín Department** La Merced, Salta, Cerrillos Department*Colombia**La Merced, Caldas*Mexico**La Merced, Mexico City**La Merced Cloister, Mexico City*Peru**La Merced, Junín...
, San Sebastian, and La Concepción
La Concepción
La Concepción may refer to:* La Concepción, Veracruz * La Concepción, Masaya * La Concepción, Chiriquí * La Concepción, Zulia...
, leaving only the Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara may refer to:-People:* Saint Clare of Assisi , known in Spanish as Santa Clara* Saint Clare of Montefalco -Portugal:...
convent.
During this 19th century, some industries that remained in the city together with the construction of the railway line Mérida–Sevilla, in the second half of the century until its conclusion in the last section in 1885 between Llerena and El Pedroso
El Pedroso
El Pedroso is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 2291 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, contributing to the economic progress of the region.
Climate and geography
Llerena is located south of the province of Badajoz and belongs to the region of "The Countryside South." 114 km far from Badajoz and is located 638m. altitude. The municipal area of 162.3 km2 extending from the piedmont and foothills of Sierra Morena, in exactly the watershed of the GuadianaGuadiana
The Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve...
and Guadalquivir
Guadalquivir
The Guadalquivir is the fifth longest river in the Iberian peninsula and the second longest river to be its whole length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is 657 kilometers long and drains an area of about 58,000 square kilometers...
.
The terrain is varied, succeeding from north to south: the countryside, an area of sedimentation
Sedimentation
Sedimentation is the tendency for particles in suspension to settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained, and come to rest against a barrier. This is due to their motion through the fluid in response to the forces acting on them: these forces can be due to gravity, centrifugal acceleration...
, with deep clay soils, soils with rickety, sandy and rocky towards the SE, where the topography
Topography
Topography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
starts to become more broken up finish in the Sierra de San Miguel.
The climate subtropical Mediterranean-type rom. The average annual temperature is 15.3 °C. Winters are generally mild with an average temperature of 7.3 °C summer is hot and dry with an average temperature of 24.2 °C. Seasonal The average rainfall is 586mm, with the rainy season in winter (227.6mm). The sclerophyllous Mediterranean forests are made up of: oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
, along with other species including scrub, rock rose, broom
Broom (shrub)
Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in many other small genera . All genera in this group are from the tribe Genisteae...
, and lavender
Lavender
The lavenders are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. An Old World genus, distributed from Macaronesia across Africa, the Mediterranean, South-West Asia, Arabia, Western Iran and South-East India...
.
Monuments and places of interest
- Plaza of Spain Area that was host to a bullringBullringA bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with Spain, but they can also be found in neighboring countries and the New World...
, market, and home celebrations. On the south side of the square is the Church of Our Lady of Granada is a balcony with two story arcs. On the north side (opposite the church) is the portal of Casinet. It has had the nicknames: Portal of the Stores, the Pharmacy, the Pan, and the Prison. It has whitewashWhitewashWhitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a very low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime and chalk . Various other additives are also used...
ed brick arches, stone columns, two floors with balconies and windows, and run balusterBalusterA baluster is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase. Multiplied in this way, they form a...
ed auctions. On the east side is City HallCity hallIn local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
and the portal Morales, with nine arches. In some of the houses in this area lived the painter Francisco de Zurbarán and his wife. Nearby is the fountain designed by the painter in 1617. - Our Lady of Granada The church is located in the Town Hall Square, has a façade baroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
with a balcony with 2 story arcs. This was an addition to the 18th century on the northern facade of the church in order to gain access to events that are manifest in the main square. The church has a magnificent tower of brick. - Convento de Santa Clara Located across the street from the slide. It has a veranda with a polygonal latticeLatticeworkLatticework is a framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal. The design is created by crossing the strips to form a network...
of stone. In his church there is a sculpture of St. Jerome of the sculptor Juan Martínez Montanes . You can also admire the wall paintings and baroque altarpieces. - Zapata Palace In the Plaza of the Inquisition, it is a good example of noble architecture with its patio. It was the seat of the Inquisition.
- Palacio Episcopal The residence of the Priors of the Order of SantiagoOrder of SantiagoThe Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
. Its cover is framed with alfizAlfizThe alfiz is an architectonic adornment, consisting of a moulding, usually a rectangular panel, which encloses the outward side of an arch...
and heraldry of the Order.
Local festivities
- Madonna of the Pomegranate (August 15, festival)
- San Miguel Fair (September)
- Matanza teaching (early March)
- Tour "La Morolla" (Not a local festival, but each year has more public on Easter WeekEaster WeekEaster Week is the period of seven days from Easter Sunday through the Saturday following.-Western Church:In the Latin Rite of Roman Catholicism, Anglican and other Western churches, Easter Week is the week beginning with the Christian feast of Easter and ending a week later on Easter Saturday...
end)
Distinguished People
- Luis Zapata de Cardenas (1515–1590), Archbishop of BogotáBogotáBogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. - Miguel Sanchez de Llerena (1518–1601), founded Bogotá and Tunja in ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
alongside Gonzalo Jimenez. - Pedro Cieza de Leon (1520–1554), chronicler of the Indies. He brought the potato to Europe.
- Luis Zapata (1526–1595), writer and courtier to Philip II.
- Garcia Lopez de Cardenas (XVI century), who discovered the Grand CanyonGrand CanyonThe Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, the 15th national park in the United States...
. - Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa (1530–1595), governor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
- Juan de Zurbarán (1620–1649), painter. Son of Francisco de Zurbarán, he is considered one of the finest still lives of the Spanish Golden AgeSpanish Golden AgeThe Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. El Siglo de Oro does not imply precise dates and is usually considered to have lasted longer than an actual century...
. - José de Hermosilla (? - 1776), architect and town planner. Author, among other works, and, along with Ventura RodríguezVentura RodríguezVentura Rodríguez Tizón was a Spanish architect and artist. Born at Ciempozuelos, Rodríguez was the son of a bricklayer. In 1727, he collaborated with his father in the work at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez.-Major works:...
, the urban project of the Salón del Prado (now known as the Paseo del Prado, also in Madrid). He also drafted the project of the Basilica San Francisco el Grande in Madrid. - Don Pedro Gomez Duran y Chaves (? - 1626), Prominent member of the expedition lead by Don Juan de Oñate to establish a capital city for New SpainNew SpainNew Spain, formally called the Viceroyalty of New Spain , was a viceroyalty of the Spanish colonial empire, comprising primarily territories in what was known then as 'América Septentrional' or North America. Its capital was Mexico City, formerly Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire...
in the territory of New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. The city was founded "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís" and named capitol in 1610. In modern times it is known as Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, the oldest capital city in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. By the time of his death he was "Maese de Campo", or Commanding General of all royal troops under Spain in New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
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