Aragon is one of the autonomous communities of Spain. Zaragoza is the largest city in the region of Aragon. Two important churches in Zaragoza are the Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar, reputed to be the first church dedicated to Mary, and La Seo Cathedral, located on the site of the ancient Roman forum. Zaragoza also has a rich history dating back to Roman times and was influenced by Mudejar architecture. An important local festival celebrated in October includes parades with giant figures called gigantes.

3. ARAGÓN ES UNA DE LAS REGIONES DE
ESPAÑA. ZARAGOZA ES LA CIUDAD MÁS
GRANDE DE ESTA REGIÓN

4. Estamos aquí!
We are here!

6. Bandera de Aragón

7. Escudo de Aragón/Coat of arms of Aragon

8. Bandera de Zaragoza

9. Escudo de Zaragoza / Coat of arms of Zaragoza

16. The Basilica-Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Pillar
It is a Roman Catholic church in
the city centre of Zaragoza.
The Basilica venerates Blessed
Virgin Mary, under her title Our
Lady of the Pillar.
It is reputed to be the first church
dedicated to Mary in history.
According to ancient local tradition,
soon after the crucifixion and
resurrection of Jesus, St.James
was preaching in Spain. While he
was deep in prayer by the banks of
the Ebro, the mother of God
appeared to him and gave him a
small wooden statue of herself and
a column of jasper and instructed
him to build a church in her honor.

17. About a year after the
apparition, James
arranged to build a small
chapel in Mary’s honour.
This first chapel was
eventually destroyed
, but the statue and the
pillar stayed intact under
the protection of people
of Zaragoza.
The tiny chapel later
gave way to a Basilica;
subsequently being
transformed into
Romanesque, them
Gothic then Mudejar
styles.

19. The present church is in
Baroque style. In 1725, it was
decided to change the aspect of
the Holy Chapel. The building
was transformed into its
present dimensions of 130
meters long by 67 wide, with its
eleven cupolas and four
towers. Around the Holy Chapel
are the vaults or domes painted
by Goya.
During the Spanish Civil
War, theree bombs were
dropped on the church and
none of them exploded. Two of
them are still shown in the
Basilica.

23. La Seo Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Savior is
a Roman Catholic cathedral
in Zaragoza. It is part of the
World Heritage Site Mudéjar
Architecture.
It is located on the Plaza de
la Seo.
The location of the Seo has
its roots in the old Roman
forum of Caesaraugusta.

24. La Seo was built on the
site of the ancient
Roman forum of Caesar
Augustus and of the
main mosque of the
Moorish.
The cathedral is a
mixture of styles, from
the Romanesque apse
to the Baroque tower
and Neo-Classical main
door, passing through
Mudéjar and Gothic.
MUDÉJAR 

25. Moorish
PALACIO DE
castle or
palace. LA
ALJAFERÍA
Palacio musulmán siglo XI

28. BULLRING OF
ZARAGOZA

32. A tapas
zone

35. OLD CENTRAL MARKET

36. Romans invaded Spain
for 7 centuries . Social and
political life changed from
them on. They brought
their culture and customs,
and their print is
everywhere in our city.
For example…

37. ROMAN THEATRE OF CAESARAUGUSTA

38. THE ROMAN WALLS

56. Escultura en el
interior de “La
Torre del Agua”
Sculpture inside
“La Torre del
Agua”

59. • THEY ARE
CELEBRATED IN
OCTOBER.
• WE HAVE: GIGANTES Y
CABEZUDOS, PEOPLE
DRESS UP AS
“BATURROS”, WE
DANCE JOTAS, AND WE
DO “LA OFRENDA A LA
VIRGEN” .
• WE ALL WEAR A
“CACHIRULO”.

63. THEY
MEASURE
ABOUT 3
METRES!!
THEY REPRESENT
DIFFERENT IMPORTANT
CHARACTERS IN SPAIN AND
ARAGON LIKE: THE
CATHOLIC KINGS,
AGUSTINA, PALAFOX …

64. • THEY ARE
CELEBRATED IN
OCTOBER.
• WE HAVE: GIGANTES Y
CABEZUDOS, PEOPLE
DRESS UP AS
“BATURROS”, WE
DANCE JOTAS, AND WE
DO “LA OFRENDA A LA
VIRGEN” .
• WE ALL WEAR A
“CACHIRULO”.

67. • THEY ARE
CELEBRATED IN
OCTOBER.
• WE HAVE: GIGANTES Y
CABEZUDOS, PEOPLE
DRESS UP AS
“BATURROS”, WE
DANCE JOTAS, AND WE
DO “LA OFRENDA A LA
VIRGEN” .
• WE ALL WEAR A
“CACHIRULO”.

69. • THEY ARE
CELEBRATED IN
OCTOBER.
• WE HAVE: GIGANTES Y
CABEZUDOS, PEOPLE
DRESS UP AS
“BATURROS”, WE
DANCE JOTAS, AND WE
DO “LA OFRENDA A LA
VIRGEN” .
• WE ALL WEAR A
“CACHIRULO”.

71. • THEY ARE
CELEBRATED IN
OCTOBER.
• WE HAVE: GIGANTES Y
CABEZUDOS, PEOPLE
DRESS UP AS
“BATURROS”, WE
DANCE JOTAS, AND WE
DO “LA OFRENDA A LA
VIRGEN” .
• WE ALL WEAR A
“CACHIRULO”.