Sangüesa (Basque:Zangoza) is a city inNavarre,Spain, 44.5 kilometers fromPamplona. It lies close to theRiver Aragon and in 2007 had a population of 5,128. It is located on theWay of Saint James. It has been an important stopping point forpilgrims since theMiddle Ages and has preserved its medieval character.
Sangüesa-Zangoza is the historic capital of one of the sixmerindades into which the old Kingdom of Navarre was divided.
In 1089, a bridge was built here over the River Aragon andSancho Ramirez located the town to the present location.[1] In 1121, Alfonso el Batallador (Alfonso the Battler) extended the fuero of Jaca to Sangüesa which significantly expanded the opportunities for Frankish merchants to settle here.[2]
Church of Santiago the Elder, (12th to 13th centuries), transitional Romanesque.
Church of San Salvador. Gothic (13th to 14th centuries).
Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi. Founded in 1266 by Teobaldo II, and reformed in the 16th century. Contains an interestingGothiccloister and chapter room.
Church of the Carmen, firstCarmelite convent established in Sangüesa in the 13th century. A Gothic church, it was reformed in the 16th and 17th centuries. Gothic cloister.
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