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The Archpriest and the Book of Good Love

Hita, La Alcarria, Guadalajara

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The Archpriest and the Book of Good Love

Historical milestone · Hita, La Alcarria, Guadalajara

Image of Hita, not of the place itself.

Juan Ruiz, archpriest of this town, signed in the fourteenth century the Libro de Buen Amor, one of the capital works of medieval Castilian literature. Since 1961 the town has held in July a medieval festival that performs texts by the archpriest himself in the open air.

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Photo: Kayak222 (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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