Belmonte de Gracián
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Belmonte de Gracián is a village near Calatayud
in the province of Zaragoza in Aragon
, Spain
. It is fortified village which sits at the foot of a 15th century castle.
It is the birth place of Baltasar Gracián y Morales.
Calatayud
Calatayud is a city and municipality in the province of Zaragoza in Aragón, Spain lying on the river Jalón, in the midst of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range. It is the second-largest city in the province after the capital, Zaragoza, and the largest town in Aragón other than the three provincial...
in the province of Zaragoza in Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is fortified village which sits at the foot of a 15th century castle.
It is the birth place of Baltasar Gracián y Morales.
Main sights
- Castle, with an oval plan
- Church of St. Michael (15th century), in Gothic style. It has a MudéjarMudéjarMudéjar is the name given to individual Moors or Muslims of Al-Andalus who remained in Iberia after the Christian Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity...
bell tower. - Hermitage of the Castle
- Watch Tower (10th century)
- Fortified Palace (14th century)