Mudetrad Project
Didactic Mudejar, the guide
El mudéjar y la geometría euclidiana
Circular from the rural school
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.
Monuments
Mudéjar wood
Circular from the rural school
Family walks
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
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Aragon Tourism
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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 Torralba de Ribota
Monuments | View the project
Pedagogy | View the project
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
Mudéjar RGB | View the project
Mudéjar Smart 3D | View the project
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