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'''Sos del Rey Católico''' (in [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]: '''Sos d'o Rei Catolico''') is a historic town and municipality located in the [[comarca]] of [[Cinco Villas, Aragon|Cinco Villas]], [[province of Zaragoza]], [[Aragon]], Spain.
'''Sos del Rey Católico''' (in [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]: '''Sos d'o Rei Catolico''') is a historic town and municipality located in the [[Cinco Villas, Aragon|Cinco Villas]] comarca, [[province of Zaragoza]], in [[Aragon]], [[Spain]].


==History==
==History==
[[Sancho I of Pamplona]] founded Sos, in either 907<ref>{{cite book|last=Briz Martínez|first=Juan|title=Historia de la fundación y antigüedades de San Juan de la Peña|year=1620|location=Saragossa|page=chapter 9, folio 312}}</ref> or 908,<ref>{{cite book|last=Madoz|first=Pascual|title=Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar|year=1846–1850|publisher=Establecimiento tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti}}</ref> as a border town during the [[Reconquista]].
[[Sancho I of Pamplona]] founded Sos, in either 907<ref>{{cite book|last=Briz Martínez|first=Juan|title=Historia de la fundación y antigüedades de San Juan de la Peña|year=1620|location=Saragossa|page=chapter 9, folio 312}}</ref> or 908,<ref>{{cite book|last=Madoz|first=Pascual|title=Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar|year=1846–1850|publisher=Establecimiento tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti}}</ref> as a border town during the [[Reconquista]].


== History ==
It was the birthplace of [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|King Ferdinand II]] (1452), in whose honor the town, formerly known simply as Sos, added ''del Rey Católico'' ("of the Catholic King") to its name.
[[Sancho I of Pamplona]] founded Sos, in either 907<ref>{{cite book|last=Briz Martínez|first=Juan|title=Historia de la fundación y antigüedades de San Juan de la Peña|year=1620|location=Saragossa|page=chapter 9, folio 312}}</ref> or 908,<ref>{{cite book|last=Madoz|first=Pascual|title=Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar|year=1846–1850|publisher=Establecimiento tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti}}</ref> The location of this town, at an rocky elevation of terrain made it long a stronghold and from the 10th century that was [[Reconquista|reconquested]], had great importance as a border town.

It was incorporated in 1044 by [[Ramiro I of Aragon|Ramiro I]] to the [[Kingdom of Aragon]].<ref name="rabal" />

In year 1452, during the [[War of Navarre]], Queen [[Juana Enríquez]] moved to what was then the called "Sos" (town's prevous name), where she gave birth to the [[infante]] Ferdinand who later became in [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]], one of the [[Catholic Monarchs]]. That birth added the tagline of "d'o Rei Catolico" to the name of the town.<ref name="rabal">{{cite web | author = Alberto, Rosa and Javier | title = Sos del Rey Católico | url = http://www.hernandezrabal.com/espana/aragon/zaragoza/sosreycatolico.htm}}</ref>

In 1711 it was named Capital of the [[Cinco Villas]].<ref name="rabal" />

All the historic center is well preserved and the town is declared [[Conjunto histórico|Historic-Artistic grouping]] and [[Bien de Interés Cultural]] in the year 1968. The exceptional preservation of the historic center makes a stroll around this town becomes a journey into the past highlighting the city walls, churches, Plaza de la Villa and the Palacio de los Sada, where Ferdinand was born in 1452.

In January 2016 it became part of [[Association's prettiest villages in Spain | The association of the most beautiful villages of Spain]] <ref>http://www.sosdelreycatolico.com/noticia/sos-oficialmente-uno-de-los-pueblos-mas-bonitos-de-espana</ref>


==Main sights==
==Main sights==

Revision as of 06:59, 25 August 2016

Sos del Rey Católico (Spanish)
Sos d'o Rei Catolico (Aragonese)
Official seal of Sos del Rey Católico (Spanish)
Seal
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceZaragoza
ComarcaCinco Villas
MunicipalitySos del Rey Católico
Founded908
Government
 • MayorJesús Iso
Area
 • Total216 km2 (83 sq mi)
Elevation
652 m (2,139 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total614
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
DemonymSosienses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
50680

Sos del Rey Católico (in Aragonese: Sos d'o Rei Catolico) is a historic town and municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain.

History

Sancho I of Pamplona founded Sos, in either 907[1] or 908,[2] as a border town during the Reconquista.

History

Sancho I of Pamplona founded Sos, in either 907[3] or 908,[4] The location of this town, at an rocky elevation of terrain made it long a stronghold and from the 10th century that was reconquested, had great importance as a border town.

It was incorporated in 1044 by Ramiro I to the Kingdom of Aragon.[5]

In year 1452, during the War of Navarre, Queen Juana Enríquez moved to what was then the called "Sos" (town's prevous name), where she gave birth to the infante Ferdinand who later became in Ferdinand II of Aragon, one of the Catholic Monarchs. That birth added the tagline of "d'o Rei Catolico" to the name of the town.[5]

In 1711 it was named Capital of the Cinco Villas.[5]

All the historic center is well preserved and the town is declared Historic-Artistic grouping and Bien de Interés Cultural in the year 1968. The exceptional preservation of the historic center makes a stroll around this town becomes a journey into the past highlighting the city walls, churches, Plaza de la Villa and the Palacio de los Sada, where Ferdinand was born in 1452.

In January 2016 it became part of The association of the most beautiful villages of Spain [6]

Main sights

Sos is one of the most well-preserved medieval cities in Aragon; large parts of the old town are said to look much as they did at the time of Ferdinand's birth. Sights in the town include the Sada Palace, birthplace of the Catholic monarch; several churches, including the Romanic church of Saint Stephen and the 11th-century crypt of the Virgen del Perdón; the old medieval wall and seven of its gates; and the medieval stock exchange, the Lonja.

  • Sada Palace
    Sada Palace
  • View of the village
    View of the village
  • Townhall
    Townhall
  • Street
    Street
  • Street
    Street

In film

The film La vaquilla was shot in Sos with many locals working as extras. It was directed by Pablo Garcia Albano.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sos del Rey Católico.

Notes

  1. ^ Briz Martínez, Juan (1620). Historia de la fundación y antigüedades de San Juan de la Peña. Saragossa. p. chapter 9, folio 312.
  2. ^ Madoz, Pascual (1846–1850). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar. Establecimiento tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti.
  3. ^ Briz Martínez, Juan (1620). Historia de la fundación y antigüedades de San Juan de la Peña. Saragossa. p. chapter 9, folio 312.
  4. ^ Madoz, Pascual (1846–1850). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar. Establecimiento tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti.
  5. ^ a b c Alberto, Rosa and Javier. "Sos del Rey Católico".
  6. ^ http://www.sosdelreycatolico.com/noticia/sos-oficialmente-uno-de-los-pueblos-mas-bonitos-de-espana

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