Sangüesa (Basque: ''Zangoza'') is a city in

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, 44.5 kilometers from

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. It lies close to the River Aragon and in 2007 had a population of 5,128. It is located on the Way of Saint James. It has been an important stopping point for

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s since the

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and has preserved its medieval character. Sangüesa-Zangoza is the historic capital of one of the six merindades into which the old Kingdom of Navarre was divided. In 1089, a bridge was built here over the River Aragon and Sancho Ramirez located the town to the present location. In 1121, Alfonso el Batallador (

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) extended the fuero of Jaca to Sangüesa which significantly expanded the opportunities for Frankish merchants to settle here.Gitlitz & Davidson, The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook, 2000, St Martin's Press,

Religious monuments

* Church of Santa María la Real, located on Calle Mayor. The oldest part dates from 1131. Its magnificent main façade is particularly remarkable, with its representation of the

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(built in the 12th to 13th centuries), one of the masterpieces of

and Iberian

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. *Church of Santiago the Elder, (12th to 13th centuries), transitional 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. Contains an interesting Gothic

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and chapter room. *Church of the Carmen, first

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convent established in Sangüesa in the 13th century. A Gothic church, it was reformed in the 16th and 17th centuries. Gothic cloister.

Civil monuments

*Palace of the Dukes of Granada de Ega, urban palace of the 15th century. *Palace of the Prince of Viana, former residence of the kings of Navarre, 13th century. *Palace of Íñiguez de Medrano, built in the 16th century, located on Enrique de Labrit street. *Palace of the marquises of Valle-Santoro, built in the 17th century. *Palace of the Counts of Guendulain, typical baroque palace of the 17th century. *Major House, built in 1570 over part of the former palace of the Kings of Navarre. Sober

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facade. *San Adrián de Vadoluengo, Romanesque building close to Sangüesa, on the way to Sos del Rey Católico.

References

External links

SANGUESA - ZANGOZA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)

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