Sangüesa
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Sangüesa is a city in Navarre
, Spain
, 44.5 kilometers from Pamplona
. It is close to the River Aragon and is located on the Way of Saint James. It has been an important stopping point for pilgrim
s since the Middle Ages
. It has preserved its medieval image.
Sangüesa-Zangoza is the historic capital of one of the six Merindad
es into which the old Kingdom of Navarre was divided.
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 44.5 kilometers from Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
. It is close to the River Aragon and is located on the Way of Saint James. It has been an important stopping point for pilgrim
Pilgrim
A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journeying to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system...
s since the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. It has preserved its medieval image.
Sangüesa-Zangoza is the historic capital of one of the six Merindad
Merindad
Merindad is a Mediaeval Spanish administrative term that refers to a country subdivision smaller than a province but larger than a municipality. It was roughly approximate to the English count or bailiff...
es into which the old Kingdom of Navarre was divided.
Religious Monuments
- Church of Santa María la RealSanta María la RealSanta María la Real is a monastery in the small town of Nájera in the La Rioja community, Spain. Originally a royal foundation, it was ceded by Alfonso VI to the Cluniac order. It was an important pilgrimage stop on the Camino de Santiago...
, located on Calle Mayor. The oldest part dates from 1131. Its magnificent main façade is particularly remarkable, with its representation of the Final Judgement (12th to 13th centuries), one of the masterpieces of NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
and IberianIberian PeninsulaThe Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
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,...
. - Church of Santiago the Elder, (12th-13th centuries), Transition Romanesque.
- Church of San Salvador. Gothic (13th to 14th centuries),
- Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi. Founded in 1266 by Teobaldo II, and reformed in the 16th century. Interesting 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....
cloisterCloisterA cloister is a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries, with open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth...
and Chapter room. - Church of the Carmen, first Carmelite convent established in Sangüesa in the 13th century. Gothic, reformed in 16th and 17th centuries. Gothic cloister.
Civil Monuments
- Palace of the Dukes of Granada de Ega, urban palace of 15th century.
- Palace of the Prince of Viana, former residence of the kings of NavarreKingdom of NavarreThe Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....
, 13th century. - Palace of the marquises of Valle-Santoro, built in the 17th century.
- Palace of the Counts of Guendulain, typical baroque palace of 17th century.
- Major House, built in 1570 over part of the former palace of the Kings of Navarre. Sober Renaissance facade.
- San Adrián de Vadoluengo, Romanesque building close to Sangüesa, on the way to Sos del Rey CatólicoSos del Rey CatólicoSos del Rey Católico is a historic town and municipality located in the comarca of Cinco Villas, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.-History:Sancho I of Pamplona founded Sos, in either 907 or 908, as a border town during the Reconquista....
.