Sos del Rey Católico
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Sos del Rey Católico (Spanish) Sos d'o Rei Catolico (Aragonese) |
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 Sos del Rey Católico (Spanish)
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| Coordinates: 42°29′48″N 1°12′53″W / 42.49667°N 1.21472°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Aragon
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| Province | Zaragoza | |
| Comarca | Cinco Villas | |
| Municipality | Sos del Rey Católico | |
| Founded | 907 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jesús Iso | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 216.62 km2 (83.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 614 | |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Sosienses | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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.
The location of this town, at a rocky elevation of terrain made it long a stronghold and from year 907 that was reconquested by Sancho I of Pamplona, had great importance as a border town.
It was incorporated in 1044 by Ramiro I to the Kingdom of Aragon.
In year 1452, during the War of Navarre, Queen Juana Enríquez moved to what was then the called "Sos" (town's previous name), where she gave birth to the infante Ferdinand on March 10, 1452, 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. (that complete town name become literally traduce in either "You are of the Catholic Monarch" or "You belong to the Catholic Monarch").
In 1711 it was named as the capital of the Cinco Villas.
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 2009, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of La Vaquilla film in the town, a set of sculptures were placed, made in bronze by sculptor José Luis Fernández. The sculptures represent life-size chair commonly used by film directors, and also one sculpture of the director.
The film La vaquilla was shot in Sos with many locals working as extras. It was directed by Pablo Garcia Albano.
Barués
Campo Reyal
Castiello Barués
Mamillas
Novellaco
O Reyal
Sofuentes
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