Jaca
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Jaca (Spanish) Chaca (Aragonese) Xaca (Aragonese) |
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Jaca as viewed from the Rapitan fort.
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| Coordinates: 42°33′N 0°33′W / 42.550°N 0.550°WCoordinates: 42°33′N 0°33′W / 42.550°N 0.550°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Aragon | ||
| Province | Huesca | ||
| Comarca | La Jacetania | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Víctor José Barrio Sena | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 406.34 km2 (156.89 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 13,396 | ||
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CET (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.jaca.es | ||
Jaca (in Aragonese: Chaca or Xaca) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón River, situated at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Pau to Zaragoza. Jaca was the city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed It was the capital of Aragon until 1097 and also the capital of Jacetania.
Besides Jaca town, there are a number of outlying villages in Jaca's municipality, including the ski resort of Astún.
The origins of the city are obscure, but its name is apparently of Lacetani origin, mentioned by Strabo as one of the most celebrated of the numerous small tribes inhabiting the Ebro basin. Strabo adds that their territory lay on the site of the wars in the 1st century BC between Sertorius and Pompey. According to the atlas of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds Jaca was a town where minted coins were made from the second half of the 2nd century BC, a small number of which are now in the British Museum. The coins show an unidentified bearded head to the right with an inscription to the left and also have an image of a dolphin. The reverse side depicts a horseman carrying a spear to the right, with an inscription below in Iberian reading iaka.
It is unknown when the town was reconquered. Ramiro I of Aragon (1035–1063) granted it the title of City. In 1063 it was the site of the Synod of Jaca.
On December 12–13 1930 a mutiny, demanding the abolition of the monarchy, was suppressed with some difficulty. It was an early event that preceded the Spanish Civil War.
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