Maella (; ) is a municipality located in the
province of Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), also called Saragossa in English,''Encyclopædia Britannica''Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)/ref> is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.
Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also th ...
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Aragon
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Spain
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. According to the 2015
census
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), the municipality has a population of 1,953 inhabitants. This town is located in
La Franja
La Franja (; "The Strip"; an, Francha ) is the area of Catalan-speaking territories of eastern Aragon bordering Catalonia, in Spain. It literally means ''"the strip"'' and can also more properly be called (Aragonese Strip), (Western Strip) or ...
, the local dialect is a variant of
Catalan
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Places
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History
The
Battle of Maella
The Battle of Maella was a battle of the First Carlist War, occurring on Monday, October 1, 1838, near the Aragonese town of Maella. The battle was a Carlist victory and resulted in the routing of most of the Liberal forces.
The Carlist for ...
took place here in 1838. Historically this town and its municipal term were considered part of the
Matarraña
Matarraña () or Matarranya () is a comarca in eastern Aragon, bordering the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and Valencia. It is located in Teruel Province, in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area.
Its capital is Valderrobres, and ...
, but presently it is included in the
Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp
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comarca. The sculptor
Pablo Gargallo
Pablo EmilioorPau Emili Gargallo (5 January 1881 – 28 December 1934), known simply as Pau or Pablo Gargallo, was a Spanish sculptor and painter.
Life and career
Born in Maella, Aragon, he moved to Barcelona, with his family in 1888, where ...
was born here in 1881.
See also
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Trapa de Santa Susana
The Monasterio de Santa María de la Trapa de Santa Susana, known simply as Trapa de Santa Susana or La Trapa by local people, is a ruined monastery located close to road A-1411 north of Maella, close to Favara del Matarranya in Aragon, Spain.
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Matarraña/Matarranya
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La Franja
La Franja (; "The Strip"; an, Francha ) is the area of Catalan-speaking territories of eastern Aragon bordering Catalonia, in Spain. It literally means ''"the strip"'' and can also more properly be called (Aragonese Strip), (Western Strip) or ...
References
External links
Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza
La Franja
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