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
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VISIT QUINTO
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Aragon Tourism
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Museum of Mummies of Quinto
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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
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