Torralba de Ribota

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The “white tower”

Located on a mound on the course of the river Ribota, the medieval village seems to have been established, and therefore has some connection, near the site of Lardallén, where Roman artefacts and modenae were found.

The name, derived from Turris Alba, Torre Alba or Torre Blanca, is linked to the large limestone tower that was part of the walled enclosure, dating from the fourteenth or fifteenth century.

Crowning the town centre is the powerful volume of its parish church dedicated to San Felix, built between 1367 and 1433 under the mandate of the bishops of Tarazona, Pedro Pérez Calvillo and Juan de Valtierra, bishop of Tarazona, whose heraldry is visible in the magnificent interior of the building.

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Located on a mound on the course of the river Ribota, the medieval village seems to have been established, and therefore has some connection, near the site of Lardallén, where Roman artefacts and modenae were found.

The name, derived from Turris Alba, Torre Alba or Torre Blanca, is linked to the large limestone tower that was part of the walled enclosure, dating from the fourteenth or fifteenth century.

Crowning the town centre is the powerful volume of its parish church dedicated to San Felix, built between 1367 and 1433 under the mandate of the bishops of Tarazona, Pedro Pérez Calvillo and Juan de Valtierra, bishop of Tarazona, whose heraldry is visible in the magnificent interior of the building.

A crucial moment for fortified churches

The building follows the characteristic typology of Aragonese Mudejar churches with one nave, with tribunes open to the exterior and a strong military character. The interior space, together with that of the church of the Virgin of Tobed, is the paradigm of a Mudéjar religious space, accentuated by the plaster decoration on the windows and lighting oculi, the painted and scribbled decoration that covers the walls and vaults, and the magnificent alfarje that supports the choir. The interior is also home to an impressive collection of furniture from different periods and styles, including the Gothic altarpieces located in the chancel, which give the building a striking personality.

The austere exterior reserves the decoration for the western façade and the two towers that flank it, drawing particular attention to the ornamental type whose precedents can be found in the art of Cordoba and in the Aljafería in Saragossa.

The locality completes an interesting walk through a hillside urban development and a traditional hamlet of timeless beauty whose surroundings, linked to the Sierra de Armantes, contain the remains of the old chapel of Nuestra Señora de Cigüela, as well as the New Chapel and an old mill.

The building follows the characteristic typology of Aragonese Mudejar churches with one nave, with tribunes open to the exterior and a strong military character. The interior space, together with that of the church of the Virgin of Tobed, is the paradigm of a Mudéjar religious space, accentuated by the plaster decoration on the windows and lighting oculi, the painted and scribbled decoration that covers the walls and vaults, and the magnificent alfarje that supports the choir. The interior is also home to an impressive collection of furniture from different periods and styles, including the Gothic altarpieces located in the chancel, which give the building a striking personality.

The austere exterior reserves the decoration for the western façade and the two towers that flank it, drawing particular attention to the ornamental type whose precedents can be found in the art of Cordoba and in the Aljafería in Saragossa.

The locality completes an interesting walk through a hillside urban development and a traditional hamlet of timeless beauty whose surroundings, linked to the Sierra de Armantes, contain the remains of the old chapel of Nuestra Señora de Cigüela, as well as the New Chapel and an old mill.

Information

Town Hall: 976 899 302

Association for the Integral Development of the Region of Calatayud and the Region of Aranda
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VISIT TORRALBA DE RIBOTA 976 633 296

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Aragon Tourism
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Tourism Calatayud Region
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Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a founding member of Territorio Mudéjar since 13 September 2018.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Torralba de Ribota

Monuments | View the project
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Mudetrad Project | View the project
Mudejar wood | View the project
Mudejar civil architecture | View the project
Mudejar and Euclidean Geometry | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
Preventive town planning | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project
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Torralba de Ribota in the social media

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Terrer

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The Jalón River plains

A place of the Luna lordship, Terrer dominates the plain of the river Jalón from a promontory on which the Muslims built a rectangular castle in the 9th century, surrounded by a double defensive enclosure – which has now almost disappeared – and which was conquered bya the Cid Campeador in 1081, according to the Cantar de mío Cid (Song of the Cid).

But the parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin is the monument that takes the greatest prominence. The overall sobriety that characterizes the temple after a deep transformation in Baroque period, makes stand out its tower preserved of the original building of mudéjar style. The interior of the 14th century has been decorated with elements such as the traditional Islamic arches and the agrammilated decoration, with a theme that is fully related to the decoration of the churches of Tobed, Cervera de la Cañada and Torralba de Ribota.

A place of the Luna lordship, Terrer dominates the plain of the river Jalón from a promontory on which the Muslims built a rectangular castle in the 9th century, surrounded by a double defensive enclosure – which has now almost disappeared – and which was conquered bya the Cid Campeador in 1081, according to the Cantar de mío Cid (Song of the Cid).

But the parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin is the monument that takes the greatest prominence.x The overall sobriety that characterizes the temple after a deep transformation in Baroque period, makes stand out its tower preserved of the original building of mudéjar style. The interior of the 14th century has been decorated with elements such as the traditional Islamic arches and the agrammilated decoration, with a theme that is fully related to the decoration of the churches of Tobed, Cervera de la Cañada and Torralba de Ribota.

The open Muslim quarter, home of trades linked to the landscape

The construction of the church dates from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and the Mudejar tower that rises attached to the south side of the temple headland has been dated around 1400. This square tower is built with two superimposed brick bodies: the lower one -with stairs- of Hispanic minaret structure and the upper one intended to house the body of bells, topped with a spire. The lower body concentrates the decorative work in highlighted brick and ceramic.

Historically Terrer was a land of weaver’s and had an activity linked to the manufacture of bricks and other pieces designed for the moldings of covers, vaults, etc., a craft work of the Mudéjar. Already in a document of 1496 it is mentioned that in the furnaces of Terrer “rejolas of Zaragoza mold” are manufactured.

Terrer is also notable for its cellars dug out of the clay hills and sandstone terraces, and also has several stalls scattered throughout the municipality, such as San Antonio de Padua, San Juan or San Jorge, and the old sugar factory in the district of the station.

La construcción de la iglesia data de los siglos XIV y XV y la torre mudéjar que se alza unida al lado sur del promontorio del templo se ha fechado alrededor del año 1400. This square tower is built with two superimposed brick bodies: the lower one -with stairs- of Hispanic minaret structure and the upper one intended to house the body of bells, topped with a spire. The lower body concentrates the decorative work in highlighted brick and ceramic.

Historically Terrer was a land of weaver’s and had an activity linked to the manufacture of bricks and other pieces designed for the moldings of covers, vaults, etc., a craft work of the Mudéjar. Already in a document of 1496 it is mentioned that in the furnaces of Terrer “rejolas of Zaragoza mold” are manufactured.

Terrer is also notable for its cellars dug out of the clay hills and sandstone terraces, and also has several stalls scattered throughout the municipality, such as San Antonio de Padua, San Juan or San Jorge, and the old sugar factory in the district of the station.

Information

Town hall: 976 898 002

Association for the Integral Development of the Region of Calatayud and the Region of Aranda
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VISIT TERRER 976 633 296

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Tourism Calatayud Region
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Centre for Bilbilitan Studies
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Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a founding member of Territorio Mudéjar since 13 September 2018.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Terrer

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Mudetrad Project | View the project
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Terrer in the social media

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Tauste

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Meeting point between the valley and the Altas Cinco Villas

Tauste is one of the historic Cinco Villas of Aragon, which also had an important population during the Islamic period. Proof of this is the Muslim necropolis found in the town centre, one of the largest and oldest Muslim cemeteries on the Iberian Peninsula.

The best known and most visible symbol of the town is the tower of the church of Santa María, an imposing octagonal building 46 metres high, built in brick with plaster paste, which serves as a directional landmark for the traditional communication routes.

This tower was defined by Professor Borrás as an Almohad minaret, in whose structure an outer tower surrounds an inner tower divided into rooms, in the form of a central buttress around which the staircase ascends, closed by means of false vaulting by approximation of courses.

The exterior walls of the bell-tower, which some researchers consider to be the reused minaret of the old mosque of the town, are decorated with bands of brickwork in a variety of patterns: intersecting semi-circular arches, lozenges of diamonds or loops of four octagonal arches, among other ornamentation.

Tauste is one of the historic Cinco Villas of Aragon, which also had an important population during the Islamic period. Proof of this is the Muslim necropolis found in the town centre, one of the largest and oldest Muslim cemeteries on the Iberian Peninsula.

The best known and most visible symbol of the town is the tower of the church of Santa María, an imposing octagonal building 46 metres high, built in brick with plaster paste, which serves as a directional landmark for the traditional communication routes.

This tower was defined by Professor Borrás as an Almohad minaret, in whose structure an outer tower surrounds an inner tower divided into rooms, in the form of a central buttress around which the staircase ascends, closed by means of false vaulting by approximation of courses.

The exterior walls of the bell-tower, which some researchers consider to be the reused minaret of the old mosque of the town, are decorated with bands of brickwork in a variety of patterns: intersecting semi-circular arches, lozenges of diamonds or loops of four octagonal arches, among other ornamentation.

Santa Maria church

The church of Santa María was built between the 13th and 14th centuries and, in general, it shows influences of the Levantine Gothic style that was widespread in our territory at the end of the 13th century and assimilated by the Mudejar masters through the influence of their commissioners. It has a single nave with chapels between the buttresses and a polygonal apse on the outside and a semi-circular apse on the inside. It is covered with simple ribbed vaults and the walls were once sgraffitoed and painted in bright colours. Its inner heritage is indispensable.

The Mudejar style is also present in the lower part of the town centre, where the church of San Antón is located. At the foot of the tower is a Mudejar tower of mixed character, i.e. a square lower body and an octagonal upper body, topped by a glazed tile spire. It dates from the 15th-16th centuries, although its plaster stone base seems to belong to an older tower, perhaps a remnant of the wall.

Walking around Tauste you can also discover magnificent examples of Aragonese brick civil architecture, such as the Casa de la Cámara, and contemplate the convent of the Poor Clares. A few kilometres away is the sanctuary of the Virgen de Sancho Abarca, where the Bardenas Reales nature reserve begins.

The church of Santa María was built between the 13th and 14th centuries and, in general, it shows influences of the Levantine Gothic style that was widespread in our territory at the end of the 13th century and assimilated by the Mudejar masters through the influence of their commissioners. It has a single nave with chapels between the buttresses and a polygonal apse on the outside and a semi-circular apse on the inside. It is covered with simple ribbed vaults and the walls were once sgraffitoed and painted in bright colours. Its inner heritage is indispensable.

The Mudejar style is also present in the lower part of the town centre, where the church of San Antón is located. At the foot of the tower is a Mudejar tower of mixed character, i.e. a square lower body and an octagonal upper body, topped by a glazed tile spire. It dates from the 15th-16th centuries, although its plaster stone base seems to belong to an older tower, perhaps a remnant of the wall.

Walking around Tauste you can also discover magnificent examples of Aragonese brick civil architecture, such as the Casa de la Cámara, and contemplate the convent of the Poor Clares. A few kilometres away is the sanctuary of the Virgen de Sancho Abarca, where the Bardenas Reales nature reserve begins.

Information

Town hall: 976 854 950
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Association for the Development and Promotion of Cinco Villas
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Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Tauste

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Tauste in the social media

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Saviñán

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The Islamic imprint

Located in the gorges of the river Jalón, in a natural setting of great beauty, the town, characterised by its strategic location, was an important point for the defence of the Kingdom of Aragon during the Middle Ages. The remains of ancient defensive structures from that period date back to those times, such as the Torre de las Encantadas, built in the 15th century in the Mudejar tradition and one of the few examples of this type of structure in Aragon.

The Islamic imprint of the locality is no coincidence, as it constituted an important nucleus of Mudejar population, taking as a reference the 120 fires of Moorish population that were counted at the time of the expulsion in 1610. Characterised by an urban layout of irregular streets, twists and turns and alleys, its houses with simple façades and few openings are reminiscent of Mudejar domestic architecture, a style that will reach its highest levels of quality in civil buildings such as the Palace of the Counts of Argillo and in religious buildings such as La Señoría or the parish church of San Pedro.

Located in the gorges of the river Jalón, in a natural setting of great beauty, the town, characterised by its strategic location, was an important point for the defence of the Kingdom of Aragon during the Middle Ages. The remains of ancient defensive structures from that period date back to those times, such as the Torre de las Encantadas, built in the 15th century in the Mudejar tradition and one of the few examples of this type of structure in Aragon.

The Islamic imprint of the locality is no coincidence, as it constituted an important nucleus of Mudejar population, taking as a reference the 120 fires of Moorish population that were counted at the time of the expulsion in 1610. Characterised by an urban layout of irregular streets, twists and turns and alleys, its houses with simple façades and few openings are reminiscent of Mudejar domestic architecture, a style that will reach its highest levels of quality in civil buildings such as the Palace of the Counts of Argillo and in religious buildings such as La Señoría or the parish church of San Pedro.

The Palace of the Condes de Argillo, custodian of the skull of “Papa Luna”

The town is particularly noteworthy for its monuments and the magnificent landscape that surrounds them. Particularly noteworthy is the church of San Miguel, popularly known as the church of La Señoría, which is located in the Moorish quarter and was built during the second half of the 16th century, preserving some parts of the façade and its tower. The latter was built at the foot of the south wall, with two octagonal bodies and a Christian structure with an interior spiral staircase. On the outside, the brick decoration in the Mudejar tradition stands out.

Among the palatial houses, the palace of the Counts of ArgilloThe building is a massive brick and rammed earth construction that still conserves to a large extent its status as a palace or noble house, as can be seen especially in the façade that opens onto the Plaza de la Muñoza. The skull of Pope Luna has been kept there since the War of the Spanish Succession, according to some authors consulted, and since the War of Independence, according to others.

The walk should not forget the parish church of San Pedro Apóstol, which in the 17th century was built on top of a previous Mudejar temple to become a Baroque temple accessed through a lintelled doorway and which has a tower attached to it in the Mudejar tradition with a square floor plan.

The town is particularly noteworthy for its monuments and the magnificent landscape that surrounds them. Particularly noteworthy is the church of San Miguel, popularly known as the church of La Señoría, which is located in the Moorish quarter and was built during the second half of the 16th century, preserving some parts of the façade and its tower. The latter was built at the foot of the south wall, with two octagonal bodies and a Christian structure with an interior spiral staircase. On the outside, the brick decoration in the Mudejar tradition stands out.

Among the palatial houses, the palace of the Counts of ArgilloThe building is a massive brick and rammed earth construction that still conserves to a large extent its status as a palace or noble house, as can be seen especially in the façade that opens onto the Plaza de la Muñoza. The skull of Pope Luna has been kept there since the War of the Spanish Succession, according to some authors consulted, and since the War of Independence, according to others.

The walk should not forget the parish church of San Pedro Apóstol, which in the 17th century was built on top of a previous Mudejar temple to become a Baroque temple accessed through a lintelled doorway and which has a tower attached to it in the Mudejar tradition with a square floor plan.

Information

Town hall: 976 826 043
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Association for the Integral Development of the Region of Calatayud and the Region of Aranda
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VISIT SAVIÑÁN 976 633 296

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Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Saviñán

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Mudetrad Project | View the project
Mudejar civil architecture | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
Preventive town planning | View the project
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San Mateo de Gállego

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Water as an identifying feature

The church of San Mateo Apóstol stands watch in a defensive position from a vantage point over the river that gives its name to a town known as the ‘little Venice’ because of the Camarena irrigation channel that runs through the centre of its town centre, flanked by shady plane trees. The temple was built in the 16th century and was originally a church-fortress, hence its location on the top and its tower.

The position of the tower behind the chancel of the church, the prismatic character of its lower body, without decoration, with no openings other than the windows near its top, and the fact that it is accessed from the first floor, suggest that it existed as a defensive tower that was part of the castle that still gives its name to the square in which it stands.

The church of San Mateo Apóstol stands watch in a defensive position from a vantage point over the river that gives its name to a town known as the ‘little Venice’ because of the Camarena irrigation channel that runs through the centre of its town centre, flanked by shady plane trees. The temple was built in the 16th century and was originally a church-fortress, hence its location on the top and its tower.

The position of the tower behind the chancel of the church, the prismatic character of its lower body, without decoration, with no openings other than the windows near its top, and the fact that it is accessed from the first floor, suggest that it existed as a defensive tower that was part of the castle that still gives its name to the square in which it stands.

Mudejar balcony over the Gállego River plains

The church of San Mateo Apóstol has one of the most decorated façades of the Aragonese Mudejar style and is, without doubt, one of the symbols of the town. The church has a single nave divided into two sections covered with a ribbed vault, with side chapels and another space for the choir at the foot of the church. The chevet is straight and covered with a star-shaped ribbed vault. The choir dates from the end of the 15th century and its altarpiece is Renaissance. The main altarpiece in the Plateresque style features an image of the apostle San Mateo and other paintings that are similar to those found in the parish church of Zuera.

San Mateo de Gállego has a centre for the interpretation of 21st century Mudejar ceramics which is a space for knowledge, culture and the exchange of creative experiences. This Fernando Malo Workshop-Museum is a first-rate cultural resource for discovering the value of ceramic craftsmanship throughout history.

It is also worth visiting the hermitage of Santa Engracia, from where you can enjoy an unbeatable view of the Ebro depression.

The church of San Mateo Apóstol has one of the most decorated façades of the Aragonese Mudejar style and is, without doubt, one of the symbols of the town. The church has a single nave divided into two sections covered with a ribbed vault, with side chapels and another space for the choir at the foot of the church. The chevet is straight and covered with a star-shaped ribbed vault. The choir dates from the end of the 15th century and its altarpiece is Renaissance. The main altarpiece in the Plateresque style features an image of the apostle San Mateo and other paintings that are similar to those found in the parish church of Zuera.

San Mateo de Gállego has a centre for the interpretation of 21st century Mudejar ceramics which is a space for knowledge, culture and the exchange of creative experiences. This Fernando Malo Workshop-Museum is a first-rate cultural resource for discovering the value of ceramic craftsmanship throughout history.

It is also worth visiting the hermitage of Santa Engracia, from where you can enjoy an unbeatable view of the Ebro depression.

Information

Town hall: 976 684 180
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VISIT SAN MATEO DE GÁLLEGO 976 633 296

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The city council has been a founding member of Territorio Mudéjar since march 2019.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in San Mateo de Gállego

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‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project

Romanos

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Romanos field

Romanos holds within its firm medieval walls a rich history whose story unfolds in the shelter of the Alto Huerva, in an extensive high plateau.

One of the best examples of Mudejar architecture is preserved there, the tower of the church of San Pedro Apóstol. The church stands on the site of what was once the castle, a fortress whose three cylindrical towers and parapet can still be seen.

The tower is about 30 metres high and its characteristics date it to around 1400. It was used as a defensive watchtower, an example of the role played by the town during the Reconquest. Specifically, it belongs to the group of so-called gate towers.

Access to the interior is from the first floor, which reinforces its defensive function. The interior is divided into superimposed rooms covered with pointed barrel vaults.

Romanos holds within its firm medieval walls a rich history whose story unfolds in the shelter of the Alto Huerva, in an extensive high plateau.

One of the best examples of Mudejar architecture is preserved there, the tower of the church of San Pedro Apóstol. The church stands on the site of what was once the castle, a fortress whose three cylindrical towers and parapet can still be seen.

The tower is about 30 metres high and its characteristics date it to around 1400. It was used as a defensive watchtower, an example of the role played by the town during the Reconquest. Specifically, it belongs to the group of so-called gate towers.

Access to the interior is from the first floor, which reinforces its defensive function. The interior is divided into superimposed rooms covered with pointed barrel vaults.

Defense tower

The decoration of the tower is very rich and differentiates the different parts of the tower. The first, with almost smooth walls, is ornamented only at the top with a line of angled, zigzag and checkerboard patterns. The second has interlacing mixtilinear arches knotted at the top. On the west side of this second body there is a cantilevered balcony or matacán, which interrupts the decoration and reinforces its defensive function. The third section is decorated with a band of loops of eights, a Muslim decorative motif rarely used in Mudéjar towers and which also appears in the towers of Santa María de Calatayud and the tower of Quinto.

The church to which it is attached was built in masonry with ashlar stone reinforcements. Inside, it has a single nave with a polygonal apse and side chapels, and contains altarpieces from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, including the Renaissance main altarpiece dedicated to Saint Peter.

Romanos also has a hermitage dedicated to Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, a fountain from the Roman period and several peirons: the Virgen del Pilar and San Antonio de Padua.

The decoration of the tower is very rich and differentiates the different parts of the tower. The first, with almost smooth walls, is ornamented only at the top with a line of angled, zigzag and checkerboard patterns. The second has interlacing mixtilinear arches knotted at the top. On the west side of this second body there is a cantilevered balcony or matacán, which interrupts the decoration and reinforces its defensive function. The third section is decorated with a band of loops of eights, a Muslim decorative motif rarely used in Mudéjar towers and which also appears in the towers of Santa María de Calatayud and the tower of Quinto.

The church to which it is attached was built in masonry with ashlar stone reinforcements. Inside, it has a single nave with a polygonal apse and side chapels, and contains altarpieces from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, including the Renaissance main altarpiece dedicated to Saint Peter.

Romanos also has a hermitage dedicated to Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, a fountain from the Roman period and several peirons: the Virgen del Pilar and San Antonio de Padua.

Information

Town hall: 976 803 909
Association for the Integral Rural Development of the lands of Jiloca and Gallocanta
adri.es

VISIT ROMANOS 976 633 296

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Aragon Tourism
turismodearagon.com
Daroca Region Tourism
turismo.comarcadedaroca.com
Centre for Darocese Studies
ifc.dpz.es
Center of Jiloca Studies
www.xiloca.org

Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a founding member of Territorio Mudéjar since 13 September 2018.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Romanos

Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
Mudetrad Project | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
Preventive town planning | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project

Quinto

Quinto-4059
Monuments
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES AN UPDATED VISION OF THE MUDEJAR MONUMENTAL HERITAGE
Quinto-3973
Pedagogy
SCHOOL MATERIALS TO WORK ON CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
mudetrad-quinto
Mudetrad Project
A PROJECT THAT VALUES THE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF QUINTO
portada guia didactica
Didactic Mudejar, the guide
THE GUIDE ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID GUIRAO TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE MUDEJAR STYLE
Imagen decorativa para Slider
Circular from the rural school
Family walks
COOPERATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT GROUPS

The fifth milestone

Quinto, capital of the Ribera Baja del Ebro, has a Roman past – its name derives from the fifth milestone, the road that went to Caesaraugusta – and was also a Muslim town that, despite urban development, maintains Moorish traces in part of its historic quarter.

At the highest point of the village dominates the church of the Assumption, which the locals know as the The PiqueteThe church is a 14th century Mudejar temple with the typology of a fortress church in which we can see the evolution of the typology of a single nave with a polygonal apse and side chapels over which runs the patrol path or watchtower.

The building is the product of several construction phases, but its powerful volumetry is based on the original Mudejar phase, which extends from the apse to the tower. The Mudejar construction of the church has a close formal and structural relationship with the disappeared church of San Pedro Mártir in Calatayud, a fact which, together with the intervention of Benedict XIII in its construction, leads us to attribute the work to Mahoma Rami, the architect of the ‘Papa Luna’.

Quinto, capital of the Ribera Baja del Ebro, has a Roman past – its name derives from the fifth milestone, the road that went to Caesaraugusta – and was also a Muslim town that, despite urban development, maintains Moorish traces in part of its historic quarter.

At the highest point of the village dominates the church of the Assumption, which the locals know as the The PiqueteThe church is a 14th century Mudejar temple with the typology of a fortress church in which we can see the evolution of the typology of a single nave with a polygonal apse and side chapels over which runs the patrol path or watchtower.

The building is the product of several construction phases, but its powerful volumetry is based on the original Mudejar phase, which extends from the apse to the tower. The Mudejar construction of the church has a close formal and structural relationship with the disappeared church of San Pedro Mártir in Calatayud, a fact which, together with the intervention of Benedict XIII in its construction, leads us to attribute the work to Mahoma Rami, the architect of the ‘Papa Luna’.

The mausoleum in “El Piquete”

El Piquete is the main attraction of the municipality and a viewpoint from where you can contemplate the attractive urban layout and its strong link with the river. If on the outside it is striking for its elegant volumetry and masterful use of materials, it is its bell tower that stands out.

With a square floor plan, its walls are covered with Mudejar brickwork with an ornamental pattern of loops.

Its interior offers the visitor a magnificent learning experience, firstly because of the preservation of the building’s life stages and secondly because it houses the Mummy Museum a unique place where 15 mummified bodies are exhibited, as well as objects and elements from the archaeological campaigns and the intervention of the building.

Excavation work in the central nave of the old Church of the Assumption carried out in the spring of 2011 brought to light hundreds of burials that took place in this building between the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, some of them exceptionally well preserved due to the special characteristics of the environment and climate of the building.

Quinto is also worth a stroll to discover its interesting town planning and preserved farmhouses, typical of the towns on the banks of the Ebro, such as the Parish House, a 16th century Aragonese brick palace. The portals of the town centre, which conserve the charm of the popular architecture of medieval and military defensive origin. Specifically, the arches of San Roque, San Miguel and San Antón, the remains of the gates of the old wall, which were transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries into chapels overhanging the street.

El Piquete is the main attraction of the municipality and a viewpoint from where you can contemplate the attractive urban layout and its strong link with the river. If on the outside it is striking for its elegant volumetry and masterful use of materials, it is its bell tower that stands out.

With a square floor plan, its walls are covered with Mudejar brickwork with an ornamental pattern of loops.

Its interior offers the visitor a magnificent learning experience, firstly because of the preservation of the building’s life stages and secondly because it houses the Mummy Museum a unique place where 15 mummified bodies are exhibited, as well as objects and elements from the archaeological campaigns and the intervention of the building.

Excavation work in the central nave of the old Church of the Assumption carried out in the spring of 2011 brought to light hundreds of burials that took place in this building between the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, some of them exceptionally well preserved due to the special characteristics of the environment and climate of the building.

Quinto is also worth a stroll to discover its interesting town planning and preserved farmhouses, typical of the towns on the banks of the Ebro, such as the Parish House, a 16th century Aragonese brick palace. The portals of the town centre, which conserve the charm of the popular architecture of medieval and military defensive origin. Specifically, the arches of San Roque, San Miguel and San Antón, the remains of the gates of the old wall, which were transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries into chapels overhanging the street.

Information

Town hall: 976 177 011
quinto.es
Centre for the Development of the Sea Regions of Aragon
cedemar.es

VISIT QUINTO
976 633 296

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Aragon Tourism
turismodearagon.com
Museum of Mummies of Quinto
momiasdequinto.es

Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a founding member of Territorio Mudéjar since 13 September 2018.
He is a member of the board of directors of the entity as a member.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Quinto

Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
Mudetrad Project | View the project
Mudejar plaster | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project

Quinto in the social media

Facebook: @ayuntamientodequinto @museomomiasquinto

Instagram: @aytoquinto @momiasdequinto

Twitter: @momiasdequinto

Morata de Jiloca

Morata-de-Jiloca-01
Monuments
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES AN UPDATED VISION OF THE MUDEJAR MONUMENTAL HERITAGE
Morata-W7
Pedagogy
SCHOOL MATERIALS TO WORK ON CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
mudetrad-morata
Mudetrad Project
A PROJECT THAT VALUES THE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF MORATA DE JILOCA
portada guia didactica
Didactic Mudejar, the guide
THE GUIDE ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID GUIRAO TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE MUDEJAR STYLE
Imagen decorativa para Slider
Circular from the rural school
Family walks
COOPERATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT GROUPS
El mudéjar y la geometría euclidiana
El mudéjar y la geometría euclidiana
PLASTIC STUDY OF THE ARAGONESE MUDEJAR OF THE SPACE OF THE MUDEJAR TERRITORY

The banks of the Jiloca River

Morata de Jiloca welcomes the visitor on the left bank of the river that gives it its name with the remains of what was once a castle of Muslim origin and with the dazzling flickering of the sun’s rays reflected on the ceramics of the north façade of the church of San Martín de Tours, an essential part of Aragonese Mudejar architecture.

Typologically, this church belongs to the group of fortress-churches, with a single nave and chapels between buttresses, and is characterised by the rationality of its structure and its solid, simple elements.

Its Mudejar construction dates from the first decade of the 15th century; the history of the building underwent a reorientation at the end of the 16th century with the construction of a new chancel and the original chancel remaining as a choir at the foot of the church.

Morata de Jiloca welcomes the visitor on the left bank of the river that gives it its name with the remains of what was once a castle of Muslim origin and with the dazzling flickering of the sun’s rays reflected on the ceramics of the north façade of the church of San Martín de Tours, an essential part of Aragonese Mudejar architecture.

Typologically, this church belongs to the group of fortress-churches, with a single nave and chapels between buttresses, and is characterised by the rationality of its structure and its solid, simple elements.

Its Mudejar construction dates from the first decade of the 15th century; the history of the building underwent a reorientation at the end of the 16th century with the construction of a new chancel and the original chancel remaining as a choir at the foot of the church.

The church of San Martín de Tours

At first glance it can be seen that the church of San Martín de Tours has a wider nave and lower elevation than the Mudejar churches of this type in Aragon, but its main distinguishing feature is the large tapestry that one of its façades has become.

Decorated with highlighted brick and polychrome ceramics in white and blue, it is striking for the large number of ornamental patterns used: multi-armed crosses forming lozenges, bands of corners and uncrossed mixtilinear arches alternate with discs and tiles forming eight-pointed stars and cylinders.

The facade also stands out, following Gothic patterns but masterfully interpreted in the language of the Mudejar tradition.

All this makes the hard years of the border war seem to be forgotten to give way to a visual spectacle as in the parish church of San Miguel de la Seo in Zaragoza, the gable of the Virgin of Tobed or the disappeared church of San Pedro Martir in Calatayud.

Inside, the church of San Martín houses the altarpiece of the Descent from the Cross, made in the second half of the 15th century, a magnificent example of panel painting.

The heritage of Morata de Jiloca cannot be understood without its landscape, which is surprising for its gullies, a capricious modelling of nature. A pleasant walk along a path leads to a viewpoint where you can contemplate this phenomenon caused by the action of rain and wind on the gypsum soil in which the river Jiloca has carved its valley.

At first glance it can be seen that the church of San Martín de Tours has a wider nave and lower elevation than the Mudejar churches of this type in Aragon, but its main distinguishing feature is the large tapestry that one of its façades has become.

Decorated with highlighted brick and polychrome ceramics in white and blue, it is striking for the large number of ornamental patterns used: multi-armed crosses forming lozenges, bands of corners and uncrossed mixtilinear arches alternate with discs and tiles forming eight-pointed stars and cylinders.

The facade also stands out, following Gothic patterns but masterfully interpreted in the language of the Mudejar tradition.

All this makes the hard years of the border war seem to be forgotten to give way to a visual spectacle as in the parish church of San Miguel de la Seo in Zaragoza, the gable of the Virgin of Tobed or the disappeared church of San Pedro Martir in Calatayud.

Inside, the church of San Martín houses the altarpiece of the Descent from the Cross, made in the second half of the 15th century, a magnificent example of panel painting.

The heritage of Morata de Jiloca cannot be understood without its landscape, which is surprising for its gullies, a capricious modelling of nature. A pleasant walk along a path leads to a viewpoint where you can contemplate this phenomenon caused by the action of rain and wind on the gypsum soil in which the river Jiloca has carved its valley.

Information

Town hall
www.moratadejilocaturismo.es
Association for the Integral Development of the Region of Calatayud and the Region of Aranda
galcar.es

VISIT MORATA DE JILOCA
976 633 296

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Aragon Tourism
turismodearagon.com
Tourism Calatayud Region
comarcacalatayud.com
Centre for Bilbilitan Studies
cebilbilitanos.com

Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a founding member of Territorio Mudéjar since march 2019.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Morata de Jiloca

Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
Mudetrad Project | View the project
Mudejar and Euclidean Geometry | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project
The wall as dermis. Light in the Mudéjar | View the project
Mudéjar RGB | View the project
Assessment of the muslim-friendly potential of Territorio Mudéjar | View the project

Mainar

Mainar-3870
Monuments
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES AN UPDATED VISION OF THE MUDEJAR MONUMENTAL HERITAGE
mainar-W9
Pedagogy
SCHOOL MATERIALS TO WORK ON CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
mudetrad-mainar
Mudetrad Project
A PROJECT THAT VALUES THE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF MAINAR
portada guia didactica
Didactic Mudejar, the guide
THE GUIDE ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID GUIRAO TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE MUDEJAR STYLE
Imagen decorativa para Slider
Circular from the rural school
Family walks
COOPERATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT GROUPS

Resettlement village

Mainar is located on the plain of the Huerva, next to the old Royal Road to Madrid, where the silhouette of the slender Mudejar tower of the church of Santa Ana cuts across the horizon.

The powerful volumetry of the Renaissance building defines the view of Mainar, whose origin of the current urban centre can be linked to the repopulation activity of Alfonso I the Battler, characterising a place with little Islamic presence.

The temple, dedicated to Santa Ana, is a Renaissance building begun in 1544 by order of Archbishop Hernando de Aragón, to enlarge an earlier church. The completion works will last until 1576.

Of the original church, only the chapels of San Antonio and Santa Ana have been preserved. Both the facade of the church and the tower are decorated with highlighted brickwork, in the clear Mudejar tradition, which has led some authors to claim that this was one of the last examples built in this style.

Mainar is located on the plain of the Huerva, next to the old Royal Road to Madrid, where the silhouette of the slender Mudejar tower of the church of Santa Ana cuts across the horizon.

The powerful volumetry of the Renaissance building defines the view of Mainar, whose origin of the current urban centre can be linked to the repopulation activity of Alfonso I the Battler, characterising a place with little Islamic presence.

The temple, dedicated to Santa Ana, is a Renaissance building begun in 1544 by order of Archbishop Hernando de Aragón, to enlarge an earlier church. The completion works will last until 1576.

Of the original church, only the chapels of San Antonio and Santa Ana have been preserved. Both the facade of the church and the tower are decorated with highlighted brickwork, in the clear Mudejar tradition, which has led some authors to claim that this was one of the last examples built in this style.

The tower, a hallmark of the Mudejar style

The Mudejar tower, with an octagonal base and six sections of decreasing volumes marked by buttress-like arrises, is decorated with Mudejar motifs such as angled arches, lozenges, rounded arches and ceramics on the upper part. On the lower part of the body is a peculiar motif based on a combination of blades and lozenges in relief. Particularly striking is its top, a blue glazed tile dome that characterises the locality.

The interior of the church, with a single nave, is covered with a beautiful star-shaped ribbed vault that is illuminated by large high windows. At the back of the church, a choir loft was built on columns and the monumental baroque altarpiece is located at the head of the church. It preserves pieces of great interest such as a beautiful 15th century Gothic carving of Saint Blaise of Sebaste enthroned.

Mainar also conserves two small stones: that of the Virgen del Pilar, on the old road to Torralbilla; and that of San Andrés, on the road to Codos, in front of the hermitage of the same apostle.

The Mudejar tower, with an octagonal base and six sections of decreasing volumes marked by buttress-like arrises, is decorated with Mudejar motifs such as angled arches, lozenges, rounded arches and ceramics on the upper part. On the lower part of the body is a peculiar motif based on a combination of blades and lozenges in relief. Particularly striking is its top, a blue glazed tile dome that characterises the locality.

The interior of the church, with a single nave, is covered with a beautiful star-shaped ribbed vault that is illuminated by large high windows. At the back of the church, a choir loft was built on columns and the monumental baroque altarpiece is located at the head of the church. It preserves pieces of great interest such as a beautiful 15th century Gothic carving of Saint Blaise of Sebaste enthroned.

Mainar also conserves two small stones: that of the Virgen del Pilar, on the old road to Torralbilla; and that of San Andrés, on the road to Codos, in front of the hermitage of the same apostle.

Information

Town Hall: 976 807 001

Association for the Integral Rural Development of the lands of Jiloca and Gallocanta
adri.es

VISIT MAINAR
976 633 296

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Aragon Tourism
turismodearagon.com
Daroca Region Tourism
turismo.comarcadedaroca.com
Centre for Darocese Studies
ifc.dpz.es
Center of Jiloca Studies
www.xiloca.org

Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a full partner of Territorio Mudéjar since December 2019.

Territorio Mudéjar Projects in Mainar

Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
Mudetrad Project | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project

Magallón

Magallon-W1
Monuments
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES AN UPDATED VISION OF THE MUDEJAR MONUMENTAL HERITAGE
Magallon-W4
Pedagogy
SCHOOL MATERIALS TO WORK ON CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
Magallon-W6
Podcast
A PODCAST THAT ENHANCES THE IMPORTANCE OF MUDEJAR ART
portada guia didactica
Didactic Mudejar, the guide
THE GUIDE ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID GUIRAO TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE MUDEJAR STYLE
Imagen decorativa para Slider
Circular from the rural school
Family walks
COOPERATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT GROUPS

Land of wine and oil

A land of wines and olive oils, the ancient Caravi stands on the promontories of the Castle and the Cabezo, evidence of its defensive origins, and preserves traces of its Iberian, Roman, Arab and Jewish past.

One of its symbols of identity is the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Huerta, an old Mudejar church of which part of the perimeter walls and a beautiful seven-sided polygonal apse of which only two examples exist in the whole of Aragon.

The church was built in the middle of the 14th century and has a delicate ornamentation in raised brickwork that covers the polygonal apse. The large windows are decorated with plaster lattices that form geometric and vegetal elements. Its walls were painted and remains of the scribe technique have been preserved. Annexed to the church is the old Dominican convent building, built at the beginning of the 17th century.

A land of wines and olive oils, the ancient Caravi stands on the promontories of the Castle and the Cabezo, evidence of its defensive origins, and preserves traces of its Iberian, Roman, Arab and Jewish past.

One of its symbols of identity is the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Huerta, an old Mudejar church of which part of the perimeter walls and a beautiful seven-sided polygonal apse of which only two examples exist in the whole of Aragon.

The church was built in the middle of the 14th century and has a delicate ornamentation in raised brickwork that covers the polygonal apse. The large windows are decorated with plaster lattices that form geometric and vegetal elements. Its walls were painted and remains of the scribe technique have been preserved. Annexed to the church is the old Dominican convent building, built at the beginning of the 17th century.

Example of inherited identity

The highest part of the town is occupied by the church of San Lorenzo. Built on the remains of an ancient castle, it visually dominates the Huecha valley. All that remains of what was once the castle is the keep, which today forms part of the church of San Lorenzo as a bell tower. Although there is no documentation on the beginning of the construction of the castle, it is dated between 1130 and 1200 and forms part of the Aragonese line of defence.

The church of San Lorenzo is late Gothic in style and is attached to a primitive religious building, the Chapel of Nuestro Señor Crucificado. Inside, in the lower part of the church, there is the surprising Mudejar-style chevet of the old church, which was preserved, together with the lower part of the tower, in the construction of the new church. The 17th century Baroque altarpiece is worth mentioning, in which some of the canvases, the work of Vicente Berdusán, stand out.

Magallón is well worth a stroll around its Plaza de España square with its arcaded arches, the Baroque chapel of El Rosario, and the palace that houses the Town Hall. It is a space that continues to host the weekly market, as it was traditionally done.

The highest part of the town is occupied by the church of San Lorenzo. Built on the remains of an ancient castle, it visually dominates the Huecha valley. All that remains of what was once the castle is the keep, which today forms part of the church of San Lorenzo as a bell tower. Although there is no documentation on the beginning of the construction of the castle, it is dated between 1130 and 1200 and forms part of the Aragonese line of defence.

The church of San Lorenzo is late Gothic in style and is attached to a primitive religious building, the Chapel of Nuestro Señor Crucificado. Inside, in the lower part of the church, there is the surprising Mudejar-style chevet of the old church, which was preserved, together with the lower part of the tower, in the construction of the new church. The 17th century Baroque altarpiece is worth mentioning, in which some of the canvases, the work of Vicente Berdusán, stand out.

Magallón is well worth a stroll around its Plaza de España square with its arcaded arches, the Baroque chapel of El Rosario, and the palace that houses the Town Hall. It is a space that continues to host the weekly market, as it was traditionally done.

Information

Town Hall: 976 858 801
www.magallon.es
Association for the Development of the Lands of Moncayo
asomo.com
VISIT MAGALLÓN
976 633 296

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Aragon Tourism
turismodearagon.com
Centre for Borjan Studies
cesbor.blogspot.com
Grenache Route
www.rutadelagarnacha.es

Territorio Mudéjar Network

The city council has been a full partner of Territorio Mudéjar since January 2020.

Projects Territorio Mudéjar in Magallón

Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
Podcast | View the project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide | View the project
‘Circular’ Family walks | View the project