Ágreda

Ágreda is a Spanish municipality in the province of Soria of the Autonomous Community of Castile -Leon. The town is a regional center in the northeast of the province.

History

In the area of the present town there was a Celtiberian settlement. In the Middle Ages Ágreda gained in importance as a border town between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon as well as a major center for arts and crafts, where Christians, Muslims and Jews lived in peace, why Ágreda was also known as the city of three cultures.

Demography

Attractions

• The old town of Ágreda was classified in 1975 as Conjunto histórico - artístico.
• Arab wall
• Arab Neighborhood
• Puerta árabe ( Gateway to Arabic district )
• Church of San Miguel, built in Gothic style (15th century) with a Romanesque tower (12th century) and an altarpiece of the painter Pedro Aponte. A commissioned work for the Archpriest of Ágreda, Garcia Fernandez de Carrascón (approx. 1480-1533 ). Carrascons sarcophagus is located in a side chapel.
• Church of the Virgen de la Peña, built in the 12th century
• Basilica of Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, built in the 16th century
• Convent of La Concepción, founded in the 18th century with the relics of María de Jesús
• Los Castejones Palace, built in the 17th century
• Garden of Don Diego de Castejón
• Museum of Sacred Art in the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Peña
• Romanesque church, built in the 12th century over a former synagogue

Personalities

• The Abbess María de Jesús was born in Ágreda, where she spent her whole life. Shortly after her death in 1665 she was recognized as a Servant of God by the Roman Catholic Church, beatification has hitherto not. María de Jesús was a consultant with King Philip IV in lifelong correspondence. About 600 of these letters have been preserved.
• Fermín Cacho, athlete and Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters in Barcelona in 1992
• María Jesús Ruiz Ruiz, former Mayor of Ágreda and Vice President of the Government of Castile -Leon
• Doctor Don Garcia Fernández de Carrascón (ca. 1480-1533 ), priest and doctor Pope Hadrian VI. , Archpriest of Ágreda, apostolic prothonotary, treasurer of the Cathedral of Tarazona and canon of the Cathedral of Toledo