Tarazona
{{about|the town in Aragon, Spain}}
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| image_skyline = Vista de Tarazona, España, 2015-01-02, DD 07.JPG
| image_caption = Tarazona, 2015. Depicted are: Tarazona Cathedral and Seminary, Old Bullring, and Sanctuary of the Lady of the River
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| subdivision_name2 = Zaragoza
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| subdivision_name3 = Tarazona y el Moncayo
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| established_date = 1st century BC
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| leader_name = Luis María Beamonte (PP)
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Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca.{{cite web |archive-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928152144/http://www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com/voz.asp?voz_id=11908&tipo_busqueda=1&nombre=tarazona |work=Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa |url=http://www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com/voz.asp?voz_id=11908&tipo_busqueda=1&nombre=tarazona |title=Tarazona y el Moncayo, comarca de |date=26 September 2011}} It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona.{{Cite web |title=Archidiócesis de Tarragona - Conferencia Episcopal Española |trans-title= |author= |work=Conferencia Episcopal Española |date=28 October 2020 |access-date=28 March 2024 |url=https://www.conferenciaepiscopal.es/archidiocesis-de-tarragona/ |language=es |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205150707/https://www.conferenciaepiscopal.es/archidiocesis-de-tarragona/ |url-status=live }} Located on the river Queiles, a tributary of the Ebro,{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GVjEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA207 |page=207 |title=Possessing the Land: Aragon's Expansion into Islam's Ebro Frontier under Alfonso the Battler (1104-1134) |author=Stalls |publisher=BRILL |year=2022 |isbn=978-90-04-47410-9}} Tarazona was an important regional centre of ancient Rome, known as Turiaso, located around {{convert|60|km|mi}} from Bilbilis. The city later came under the rule of the Visigoths, who called it Tirasona.{{Cite web |title=Turiaso |author= |publisher=British Museum |date= |access-date=28 March 2024 |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x51280 |quote=Bilbilis Augusta |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328113845/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x51280 |url-status=live }}
Tarazona has an area of 244.01 square kilometers and a population of 10,756 and is located 480 meters above sea level.
History
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File:WLM14ES - Zaragoza Exposición sobre Augusto 00006 - .jpg found in Tarazona in 1980.]]
During the Roman era, Tarazona was a prosperous city whose inhabitants were full Roman citizens; it was known as Turiaso. The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire, and later became a Muslim town in the 8th century.
File:Tarazona - Iglesia de San Atilano (Centro Sociocultural) 4.jpg
It was conquered in 1119 by Alfonso I of Aragon and became the seat of the diocese of Tarazona. Construction on Tarazona Cathedral first began in the 12th century in the French Gothic style, and it was consecrated in 1232.
After the crucifixion{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} of Alfonso I, Tarazona became a town situated on the frontiers between Castile, Navarre, and Aragon, and was thus of strategic importance.
During centuries of Arabic rule, the city's population was diverse, and Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived together. The Muslim presence was evident in the local architecture; the cathedral itself was later rebuilt in Mudéjar style. The city suffered a terrible crisis when the Moriscos were expelled.
During the War of the Two Peters, the city was occupied by Castilian troops for nine years, and the cathedral was damaged during this time.
In the 20th century, Tarazona became an important producer of matches and textiles, but these industries were replaced by others from the 1980s onwards.
File:Cipotegato2007.jpg tradition at a festival in 2007]]
The city is now an important tourist destination with various restaurants and hotels.
Twin towns - sister cities
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Tarazona}}
- [http://www.tarazona.org/ Comarca de Tarazona y el Moncayo] (in Spanish).
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040619143242/http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Destinos/TipoIII/Datos+Generales/B/VM/0/tarazona?language=en Tarazona entry] at a travel site.
- [http://www.heritagetoursonline.com/jewish_heritage/tarazona.html "Off the Beaten Path in Tarazona, Spain: Rescuing A Corner Of The Past"] by Walter Ruby, on Jewish Heritage.
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