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The Aranda valley passes to the Crown of Aragon

Aranda de Moncayo, Aranda, Zaragoza

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The Aranda valley passes to the Crown of Aragon

Historical milestone · Aranda de Moncayo, Aranda, Zaragoza

Image of Aranda de Moncayo, not of the place itself.

Alfonso I the Battler incorporated Aranda and its valley into the kingdom of Aragon in 1120, after the conquest of Zaragoza and Calatayud. The township had moved in Muslim times to a defensive hill, where the Christian castle was afterwards built.

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Photo: Miguel Ángel García. from Ólvega., España (CC BY 2.0)

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