Petilla de Aragón is a town and

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of the autonomous community of

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, northern

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. The municipality itself is formed by two enclaves, ''Petilla de Aragón'' itself and ''Los Bastanes'' (also known as ''Baztán de Petilla''), that are entirely surrounded by the neighboring autonomous community of Aragón. In the 15th century, Petilla was the site of a battle between the Navarrese and Aragonese armies in which the fictional troubadour Manrico and the Conte di Luna, of Verdi's '' Il trovatore'', fought on opposite sides, not knowing they were brothers; this is recounted by the gipsy Azucena in her famous aria ''Stride la vampa!''

Notable people

Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specializing in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or M ...

(1852–1934) was born here; ''Petilla terminology'', a neurological nomenclature, is named after the town.

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References

External links

PETILLA DE ARAGÓN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre Enclaves and exclaves {{navarre-geo-stub