Border location
Pozuel de Ariza was a strategic point in the border wars between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. It is a town on the border between the two Autonomous Communities, even today. In fact, the castle on the border belongs to the Castile and León region and the Nuestra Señora de la Torre hermitage, the main monument in the town, is in the Aragon region.
The hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Torre, located at the foot of the castle of Martín González (or de la Raya), was built in 1375 as a witness to the Peace of Almazán, signed between Pedro IV the Ceremonious of Aragon and Enrique II of Castile. This put an end to the continuous confrontations between Castile and Aragon, giving rise to a less hostile relationship between the incipient kingdoms. In fact, those baptised in this place enjoyed the dual status of Aragonese and Castilian.
The building we now see is not the one erected in the 14th century, but a later building, probably from the first third of the 16th century (the period from which the chancel is preserved) and which was extended in the mid-17th century.
Pozuel de Ariza was a strategic point in the border wars between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. It is a town on the border between the two Autonomous Communities, even today. In fact, the castle on the border belongs to the Castile and León region and the Nuestra Señora de la Torre hermitage, the main monument in the town, is in the Aragon region.
The hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Torre, located at the foot of the castle of Martín González (or de la Raya), was built in 1375 as a witness to the Peace of Almazán, signed between Pedro IV the Ceremonious of Aragon and Enrique II of Castile. This put an end to the continuous confrontations between Castile and Aragon, giving rise to a less hostile relationship between the incipient kingdoms. In fact, those baptised in this place enjoyed the dual status of Aragonese and Castilian.
The building we now see is not the one erected in the 14th century, but a later building, probably from the first third of the 16th century (the period from which the chancel is preserved) and which was extended in the mid-17th century.
The Mudejar whip
Inside the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Torre we find one of the few Mudejar roofs in the whole of Aragon with a structure of moamares limes. With the same structure we find examples in other localities such as in Mesones de Isuela in the castle chapel and even in the parish church of La Seo de Zaragoza, both works built under the patronage of the archbishop Lope Fernández de Luna and related to a funerary function.
Each Mudéjar roof is named according to the structure that makes it up. Thus we find a rich variety of names, as many as there are types of structures: moamares limas, alfarjes, par y nudillo, par e hilera, artesonados, etc.
Inside the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Torre we find one of the few Mudejar roofs in the whole of Aragon with a structure of moamares limes. With the same structure we find examples in other localities such as in Mesones de Isuela in the castle chapel and even in the parish church of La Seo de Zaragoza, both works built under the patronage of the archbishop Lope Fernández de Luna and related to a funerary function.
Each Mudéjar roof is named according to the structure that makes it up. Thus we find a rich variety of names, as many as there are types of structures: moamares limas, alfarjes, par y nudillo, par e hilera, artesonados, etc.
Territorio Mudéjar Network
The city council has been a full member of Territorio Mudéjar since April 2023.
More information
Town Hall: 975 325 176
http://pozuel.com/
Association for the Integral Development of the Calatayud and Aranda Regions
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VISIT POZUEL DE ARIZA
976 633 296
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Turismo de Aragón
turismodearagon.es
Turismo Comarca Comunidad de Calatayud
https://www.comunidadcalatayud.com/
Centro de Estudios bilbilitanos
cebilbilitanos.com
Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Pozuel de Ariza
Mudéjar didactic, the guide | See the project
Mudetrad project | See the project
“Circular” Family walks | See the project
