General information

It is the capital of Aragon and the city of the Valley of Elbro. The climate is mediterraneen and the population is over 607.000 inhabitants.

History

It was created by the Romans in 24 before JC. It was a fortified city as a defensory territory for the Visigoths. The Muslims arrived in 714 and just after the independance, the city became the capital of the kingdom of Taifas in 1017. The king Alfonso I of Aragon conquested the city in 1118 and got new priviledges for its population. During the French invasion, Placa de Zaragossa was besieged, these events are knows as Sitios de Zaragossa. Fernando VII abdicated and a revolution began until the Aljaferia Castle siege. When the French army tried again to invade the city, it had to face a strong resistance. The city is almost destroyed.

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