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What to see and do in Mozota

What to see and do in Mozota (Comarca Central, Zaragoza): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities

How far each place is from the centre of Mozota

Palace of los Duques de Villahermosa de Mozota 100 m

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What to see and do in Mozota

Mozota
Village
Mozota is a small municipality in the Comarca Central of Aragón, in Zaragoza, with 130 inhabitants, in the valley of the río Huerva; its name comes from the Arabic mawsata, "centre, central point". The castle of Mozota, little known but well preserved, retains its medieval building phase, with walls probably dating from the 14th century, when the lordship belonged to the Tarín family; a gallery of small arches from the 16th century long led to the whole building being wrongly dated to that century. This brick palace, extended in the 15th century by Beltrán de Coscón, with Mudéjar decoration in its chapel, is key to lower medieval Aragonese civil architecture. It also preserves the church of Santa María Magdalena, Mudéjar and remodelled in the 16th century with Plateresque elements and Baroque altarpieces.
Palace of los Duques de Villahermosa de Mozota
Monument
The fortified palace of the dukes of Villahermosa, or castle of Mozota, stands beside the riverside promenade among poplars and fruit trees, in the centre of the village of Mozota, to which it is linked by a raised passage leading to the parish church. The town is recorded from 1199, and the castle preserves walls from the 14th century, when the lordship belonged to the Tarín family; in 1399 it was acquired by the Catalan merchant Beltrán de Gascón. Of the four original wings, two survive, with official rooms and private chambers alongside a chapel with notable Mudéjar decoration, its dado by the master Lop de Ram. The building retains carved timber ceilings and original plasterwork. In January 1419, Angelina de Coscón was abducted there by Juan de Pomar.
Festivities of Mozota
Activity
The patronal festivities of Mozota, called those of los Santicos (Benito, Celestino, Constantino, Victoria, Faustina and Modesta), are celebrated in the third week of August; on the fourth weekend of September the minor festivities of el Tocino (the Pig) are also celebrated.