Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Monastery of Ucles
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Monastery of Ucles
The Monastery de Santiago de Uclés is in the Spanish town of Uclés in Castile-La Mancha and was built by the Order of Santiago, whose main headquarters was in that town. he monastery is at the top of a hill to the west of the town of Uclés. It is part of a large complex of buildings constructed during different historical periods, starting from the Muslim domination, and reaching its completion as a fortress during its possession by the Order of Santiago. This was the Order's most important home, acquiring its present aspect as part of the Reconquista.
The hill on which the monastery now stands was the site of a Celtiberian castro, a Bronze Age fortress used by the native Celts. In 893, Al-Fath ben Musa ben Dhi-l-Num, having to withdraw from Toledo, made Uqlish (Uclés) his home and capital of the region. He had to fortify the town from attack, building a new fortress in the 896. In 1085, following the conquest of Toledo, Uqlīsh was occupied by Christians, who installed a garrison there. In 1108, the battle of Uclés -- also known as the battle of Seven Counts -- led to the defeat of the Christian army by Tamim ben Yusuf.
After the final conquest by the Christians in 1174, King Alfonso VIII of Castile gave the fortress to the Order of Santiago, and it became their main headquarters. After the end of the Reconquista, the set of buildings were remodeled, removing many of the defensive elements of the fotress and giving it its current appearance. Two walls, however, were preserved. One of the walls protects the old orchard, watered with the waters of the Bedija river.
The construction of the actual monastery began on May 7, 1529, during the reign of Carlos V, Holy Roman Emperor, starting in the east wing, which is of Plateresque style. The original traces are by Enrique Egas. Construction in the Herrerian style began in the last quarter of the 16th century. In the 17th century, the work on the courtyard and the main staircase continued, and the west and south wings were finished. In 1735, under the reign of Philip V, the east nave and the main roof were completed in the Churrigueresque style. Stone from the hill Cabeza del Griego (Segobriga) was used, particularly in the eastern façade.
In 1836, with the confiscation of Mendizábal, the Order of Santiago were forced to leave the complex. Though plans existed in the early 20th century for the monastery to become a secondary school, and later a novitiate and college of Augustinians, it was ransacked and damaged in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. During the three years of the war, the complex was a makeshift hospital, and served as a prison for political prisoners after the war ended, between the years 1939 and 1943. Prisoners who died from disease or who were executed were buried in an area outside the monastery known as La Tahona. In October 1949, the monastery was host to a minor seminary of the bishopric of Cuenca, called Santiago Apóstol.
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Monasterio de Uclés (Cuenca - España)
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The Battle of Uclés, 1108
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The Battle of Uclés was fought on 29 May 1108 during the Reconquista period near Uclés just south of the river Tagus between the Christian forces of Castile and León under Alfonso VI and the forces of the Muslim Almoravids under Tamim ibn-Yusuf. The battle was a disaster for the Christians and many of the high nobility of León, including seven counts, died in the fray or were beheaded afterwards, while the heir-apparent, Sancho Alfónsez, was murdered by villagers while trying to flee. Despite this, the Almoravids could not capitalise on their success in the open field by taking Toledo.
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El monasterio de Bonaval fue uno de los primeros en el reino de Castilla, fundado en el año 1164 con el apoyo del rey Alfonso VIII, y a pesar de su estado ruinoso aún hoy podemos admirar los valores que le dieron fama y prestigio. Como muchos otros cenobios de la orden, Bonaval se encuentra en un paraje de una belleza natural excepcional, perdido en un lugar remoto de la sierra de Ayllón, junto al joven río Jarama. Las razones que explican su ubicación no pasan desapercibidas; a saber, una fértil vega, fácil aprovechamiento del agua, abundante caza, cercanos molinos de cereal, y sobre todo una naturaleza amable y acogedora.
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Bonaval monastery was one of the first in the kingdom of Castile, founded in 1164 with the support of King Alfonso VIII, and despite its dilapidated state still can admire the values that gave him fame and prestige. Like many other monasteries of the order, Bonaval is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, lost in a remote part of the Sierra de Ayllon, with the young Jarama River. The reasons for its location not go unnoticed; namely, a fertile plain, easy use of water, abundant game, cereal mills close, and above all a friendly and welcoming nature.
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Испания: Эскориал / Spain: El Escorial
Королевская резиденция в 45 км от Мадрида. Посетить однозначно стоит, но внутри снимать нельзя /
El Escorial is a historical royal residence located 45 km from Spain's capital. It is definitely a must see, photo and video is prohibited inside
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El Escorial & controversial Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caidos) Spain - Two Minute Travel
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About an hour’s drive from Madrid is a massive complex used for both divine and regal purposes. Speeding along the twisting highway, you’ll suddenly be greeted by The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, sitting on the edge of the small village of El Escorial, Spain. The building is both a monastery and a royal palace, and it dates, astonishingly from 1563.
The five floor building’s seemingly small linear rows of windows seem to stretch toward the horizon. Though some would call the building spartan since it lacks a lot of decoration common several hundred years ago, by today’s standards it’s still quite elaborate.
This monastery-palace also houses a Basilica, an ancient library, a school, and some six hundred years of Spanish royalty are buried under the building in a sun dappled crypt complex.
A note about getting to this site for visitors: if you’re driving and using GPS or mapping software, make sure your destination is input as “San Lorenzo de El Escorial”. If you input “El Escorial” you’ll get taken in circles through the centre of the town.
In hindsight, it’s probably no surprise that after coming to Spain numerous times over several decades, I’d never heard of the Valley of the Fallen or Valle de los Caidos. Perhaps Spain’s most controversial monument, the Valley of the Fallen is a Basilica and a tomb that’s also a memorial to Spain’s war dead. Why the controversy? It has to do with who built it, how it finally came to be, and who’s buried inside. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Valley of the Fallen is about a 20 minute drive from the popular monastery-palace, San Lorenzo de el Escorial. It’s not easy to get to without a car; a tourist information officer in Madrid tells us there’s just one mid-afternoon bus per day to the site from the town of El Escorial, so unless you’re ultra committed to seeing it, or have a car, my guess is many people abandon their plans to visit. Which is apparently just how some Spaniards like it.
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Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Catedral de Santa Maria de Siguenza
Places to see in ( Castile La Mancha - Spain ) Catedral de Santa Maria de Siguenza
The Cathedral of Sigüenza is the seat of the bishop of Sigüenza, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931. It is built in Romanesque and Gothic style. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara.
The cathedral has its origin in 1121 when Bishop Don Bernardo de Agén (1121–1152) was named bishop by Bernard de Sedirac, Archbishop of Toledo, with the objective of reducing the influence of the bishop of Osma, at the time of the reign of Doña Urraca, daughter of Alfonso VI. Don Bernardo conquered the city 1124. In 1138 Alfonso VII donated land, and in 1144 Don Bernardo founded the cathedral, possibly on the foundations of an existing Visigoth or Mozarabic church.
The cathedral is a very large Gothic edifice of ashlar stone, though the lower levels show that it was built onto an earlier Romanesque cathedral. Its façade has three doors, with a railed court in front. At the sides rise two square towers, 164 feet (50 m) high, built at different times, with merlons topped with large balls; these towers are connected by a balustrade which crowns the facade, the work of Bishop Herrera in the eighteenth century. The interior is divided into a nave and two aisles, in Gothic style.
The main choir begins in the transept with a Renaissance altar built by order of Bishop Mateo de Burgos. In the transept is the Chapel of Saint Liberata (Librada), the female patron saint of the city, with a reredos and the relics of the saint, all constructed at the expense of Bishop Fadrique of Portugal, who is buried there.
What is now the Chapel of St. Catherine was dedicated to St. Thomas of Canterbury by the English Bishop Jocelin. The chapel houses the sepulchre of Martín Vázquez de Arce (Martin Vasques de Arze in the spelling of the time). Vázquez died in 1486 during the conquest of Granada and his brother Fernando, bishop of the Canary Islands, ordered a portrait in alabaster where he lies on his side while reading, in one of the finest examples of Spanish funerary art. It contrasts with the recumbent figures of his parents in the same chapel.
The authors of the Spanish Generation of 1898 (Ortega y Gasset) drew attention to this statue naming him el doncel de Sigüenza, the boy of Sigüenza, but Vázquez left a widow and children. Cardinal Mendoza is interred in the main choir. Beyond the choir proper, which is situated in the centre, there is the altar of Nuestra Señora la Mayor, in black marble from Calatorao and red marble, featuring spiral Solomonic columns.
The main sacristy is also named as of the heads. It was designed in 1532 by Alonso de Covarrubias and built by Francisco de Baeza and Martín de Vandoma. The portal is Renaissance, Plateresque, of 1573, in stone, the nuttree door has also Plateresque carvings and was damaged by a cat door and the Napoleonic troops. The half cannon vault features 304 big heads, all different, and 2000 smaller ones, hence the nickname of the room.
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Monasterio de Uclés (Cuenca)
Testigo de la gran historia de la línea de la Marca Media o los límites con reinos musulmanes. En su inicio fue un imponente castillo. En 1025 estaba en poder de Mohamed III de Córdoba. En 1085 paso a manos cristianas tras la conquista de Toledo por el rey Alfonso VI. Derrotado en Zalaca en 1086 pasa a manos de Almotamid ben Abbad de Sevilla, que se lo regala al rey castellano como dote al casarse con su hija Zaida.
En el año 1108 en la batalla de Uclés (o batalla de los siete condes) Alfonso VI pierde a sus siete condes dejando a Castilla sin nobleza. Se salva su hijo Sancho (tenido con la mora Zaida) pero muere poco después en el castillo cercano de Beludón.
En 1157 con Sancho III el deseado, el castillo se convierte en Monasterio de la Cabeza de la Orden de los Caballeros de Santiago y es la Sede junto con otros castillos-monasterios que señala la línea de la Marca Media de la península.
Del monasterio actual se inician las obras en 1529. Se le conoce como El Escorial de la Mancha.
Made: De La Mancha
A parody of the first couple chapters of Cervante's Don Quixote, and MTV's MADE. MADE goes to the little town of La Mancha in Spain. Follow Manuel Quixana as his MADE coach Amadus of Gaul turns him into a chivalric knight! Created in 2006 for an English Class.
AntArc2015 - Sessione I - F. Scalisi Motta, Á. Fuentes Domínguez, Á. Mora Urda
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III incontro di studi di Antropologia e Archeologia a confronto
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École française de Rome, 20 maggio 2015
Sessione I
La regola dell'eccezione: la morte atipica, il defunto atipico, il rito atipico
F. Scalisi Motta, Á. Fuentes Domínguez, Á. Mora Urda, Il caso della Tahona di Uclés: “la morte atipica” durante la Guerra Civile Spagnola.
In the cementery (“La Tahona”) of the monastery of Uclés, first a hospital during the Spanish Civil War and later a franquist jail, 429 people were buried. The exhumation was carried out during the months of summer of 2005 to 2007 with the purpose of moving the remains to a pantheon and indentify as many as possible. This article, presents an overview of the first line of archaeological and anthropological inquiry in development, trying to find the different patterns of use present during the two phases of the cementery.
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