Sos del Rey Católico
Encyclopedia
Sos del Rey Católico is a historic town and municipality located in the comarca
of Cinco Villas, province of Zaragoza, Aragon
, Spain
.
founded Sos, in either 907 or 908, as a border town during the Reconquista
.
It was the birthplace of King Ferdinand II
(1452), in whose honor the town, formerly known simply as Sos, added del Rey Católico ("of the Catholic King") to its name.
; large parts of the old town are said to look much as they did at the time of Ferdinand's birth. Sights in the town include the Sada Palace, birthplace of the Catholic monarch; several churches, including the Gothic church of Saint Stephen and the 14th-century crypt of the Virgen del Perdón; the old medieval wall and seven of its gates; and the medieval stock exchange, the Lonja
.
was shot in Sos with many locals working as extras.
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
of Cinco Villas, province of Zaragoza, 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...
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History
Sancho I of PamplonaSancho I of Pamplona
Sancho I Garcés was king of Pamplona from 905 to 925. He was a son of García Jiménez, who was king of "another part of the kingdom" of Pamplona and Dadildis de Pallars, his second wife...
founded Sos, in either 907 or 908, as a border town during the Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
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It was the birthplace of King Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
(1452), in whose honor the town, formerly known simply as Sos, added del Rey Católico ("of the Catholic King") to its name.
Main sights
Sos is one of the most well-preserved medieval cities in AragonAragon
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...
; large parts of the old town are said to look much as they did at the time of Ferdinand's birth. Sights in the town include the Sada Palace, birthplace of the Catholic monarch; several churches, including the Gothic church of Saint Stephen and the 14th-century crypt of the Virgen del Perdón; the old medieval wall and seven of its gates; and the medieval stock exchange, the Lonja
Llotja
Llotja is a Catalan/Valencian term used to define buildings that, during the Middle Ages, were used for commercial transactions.Others, in feudal towns, were used for fishing and livestock market....
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In film
The film La vaquillaLa vaquilla
La vaquilla or The Heifer is a 1985 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was the first comedy made about the Spanish Civil War.-Plot:...
was shot in Sos with many locals working as extras.