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Zaragoza (Spanish: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ⓘ) also known in English as Saragossa, [a] [5] is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego , roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.
Map (1868) of the second siege of Zaragoza Amid bitter street fighting, French infantry assault the defenders of a church during the siege. Illustration by Jules Girardet. The surrender of Zaragoza, by Maurice Orange. The siege of Zaragoza was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza (also known as Saragossa) in 1809 during the ...
Through the territory of the province runs the new high-speed railway between Madrid and Barcelona with siding from Zaragoza to Huesca, which is going to be continued to the French border. There is an International Airport at Zaragoza , as well as several smaller airports at Huesca , Caudé, Santa Cilia de Jaca and Villanueva de Gállego.
Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), also called Saragossa in English, [1] is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza , which is also the capital of the autonomous community.
Map (1868) of the first siege of Zaragoza. The 1808 siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War.A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.
The decrees de jure ended the kingdoms of Aragon, Valencia and Mallorca, and the Principality of Catalonia, and merged them with Castile to officially form the Spanish kingdom. [8] A new Nueva Planta decree in 1711 restored some rights in Aragon, such as the Aragonese Civil Rights, but upheld the end of the political independence of the kingdom ...
[note 1] After some difficulties, the expedition reached the Malukus, docking at Tidore, where the Spanish established their own fort. There was an inevitable conflict with the Portuguese, who were already established in Ternate. The Spanish were initially defeated a year into the fighting but nearly a decade of skirmishes continued.
1514 – Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza built. [citation needed] 1754 – Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar built. 1808 – June–August: Siege of Saragossa by French forces. [3] 1809 – Siege of Saragossa by French forces. [3] 1857 – Population: 63,399. [5] 1892 – Leaning Tower of Zaragoza demolished. 1897 – Population: 98,188. [5]