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
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Aragon Tourism
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Centre for Darocese Studies
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Center of Jiloca Studies
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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
