Plaza Del Socorro, Ronda, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is approximately 35,000 inhabitants. Around the city are remains of prehistoric settlements dating to the Neolithic Age, including the rock paintings of Cueva de la Pileta. Ronda was however first settled by the early Celts, who, in the 6th century BC, called it Arunda. Later Phoenician settlers established themselves nearby to found Acinipo, known locally as Ronda la Vieja, Arunda or Old Ronda. The current Ronda is however of Roman origins, having been founded as a fortified post in the Second Punic War, by Scipio Africanus. Ronda received the title of city at the time of Julius Caesar. In the 5th century AD Ronda was conquered by the Suebi, led by Rechila, being reconquered in the following century by the Eastern Roman Empire, under whose rule Acinipo was abandoned. Later the Visigoth king Leovigild captured the city. Ronda was part of the Visigoth realm until 713, when it fell to the Arabs, who named it Hisn Ar-Rundah (Castle of Rundah) and made it the capital of the Takurunna province. It was the hometown of the polymath Abbas Ibn Firnas (810–887), an inventor, engineer, alleged aviator, physician, Muslim poet, and Andalusian musician. After the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba, Ronda became the capital of a small kingdom ruled by the Berber Banu Ifran, the taifa of Ronda. During this period Ronda received most of its Islamic architectural heritage. In 1065 Ronda was conquered by the taifa of Seville led by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid. Both the poet Salih ben Sharif al-Rundi (1204–1285) and the Sufi scholar Ibn Abbad al-Rundi (1333–1390) were born in Ronda. The Islamic domination of Ronda ended in 1485, when it was conquered by the Marquis of Cádiz after a brief siege. Subsequently, most of the city's old edifices were renewed or adapted to Christian roles, while numerous others were built in newly created quarters such as Mercadillo and San Francisco. The Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda was founded in the town in 1572, with military finalities. The Spanish Inquisitions affected the Muslims living in Spain greatly. Shortly after 1492, when the last outpost of Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, Granada, was conquered, the Spanish decreed that all Muslims and Jews must either vacate the peninsula without their belongings or convert to Christianity. Many people overtly converted to keep their possessions, while secretly practised their religion. Muslims who converted only overtly were called Moriscos. Moriscos were required to wear upon their caps and turbans a blue crescent. Traveling without a permit meant a death sentence. This systematic suppression forced the Muslims to seek refuge in mountainous regions of southern Andalusia; Ronda was one such refuge. On May 25, 1566 Philip II decreed the use of the Arabic language (written or spoken) illegal, doors to homes to remain open on Fridays to verify that no Muslim Friday prayers were conducted, and heavy taxation on Moriscos trades. This led to several rebellions, one of them in Ronda under the leadership of Al-Fihrey. Al-Fihrey's defeated the Spanish army sent to suppress them under the leadership of Alfonso de Aguilar. The massacre of the Spaniards prompted Phillip II to order the expulsion of all Moriscos in Ronda. In the early 19th century, the Napoleonic invasion and the subsequent Peninsular War caused much suffering in Ronda, whose inhabitants were reduced from 15,600 to 5,000 in three years. Ronda's area became the base first of guerrilla warriors, then of numerous bandits, whose deeds inspired artists such as Washington Irving, Prosper Mérimée and Gustave Doré. In the 19th century the economy of Ronda was mainly based on agricultural activities. In 1918 the city was the seat of the Assembly of Ronda, in which the Andalusian flag, coat of arms and anthem were designed. Ronda's Romero family from Francisco, born in 1698, to his son Juan, to his famous grandson Pedro, who died in 1839 played a principal role in the development of modern Spanish bullfighting. In a family responsible for such innovations as the use of the cape, or muleta, and a sword especially designed for the kill, Pedro in particular transformed bullfighting into an art and a skill in its own right, and not simply ... a clownishly macho preamble to the bull's slaughter. Ronda was heavily affected by the Spanish Civil War, after which much of the population emigrated elsewhere. The famous scene in Chapter 10 of Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, describing the 1936 execution of Fascist sympathisers in a (fictional) village who are thrown off a cliff, is considered to be modeled on actual events at the time in Ronda.
Plaza Del Socorro, Ronda, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is approximately 35,000 inhabitants. Around the city are remains of prehistoric settlements dating to the Neolithic Age, including the rock paintings of Cueva de la Pileta. Ronda was however first settled by the early Celts, who, in the 6th century BC, called it Arunda. Later Phoenician settlers established themselves nearby to found Acinipo, known locally as Ronda la Vieja, Arunda or Old Ronda. The current Ronda is however of Roman origins, having been founded as a fortified post in the Second Punic War, by Scipio Africanus. Ronda received the title of city at the time of Julius Caesar. In the 5th century AD Ronda was conquered by the Suebi, led by Rechila, being reconquered in the following century by the Eastern Roman Empire, under whose rule Acinipo was abandoned. Later the Visigoth king Leovigild captured the city. Ronda was part of the Visigoth realm until 713, when it fell to the Arabs, who named it Hisn Ar-Rundah (Castle of Rundah) and made it the capital of the Takurunna province. It was the hometown of the polymath Abbas Ibn Firnas (810–887), an inventor, engineer, alleged aviator, physician, Muslim poet, and Andalusian musician. After the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba, Ronda became the capital of a small kingdom ruled by the Berber Banu Ifran, the taifa of Ronda. During this period Ronda received most of its Islamic architectural heritage. In 1065 Ronda was conquered by the taifa of Seville led by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid. Both the poet Salih ben Sharif al-Rundi (1204–1285) and the Sufi scholar Ibn Abbad al-Rundi (1333–1390) were born in Ronda. The Islamic domination of Ronda ended in 1485, when it was conquered by the Marquis of Cádiz after a brief siege. Subsequently, most of the city's old edifices were renewed or adapted to Christian roles, while numerous others were built in newly created quarters such as Mercadillo and San Francisco. The Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda was founded in the town in 1572, with military finalities. The Spanish Inquisitions affected the Muslims living in Spain greatly. Shortly after 1492, when the last outpost of Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, Granada, was conquered, the Spanish decreed that all Muslims and Jews must either vacate the peninsula without their belongings or convert to Christianity. Many people overtly converted to keep their possessions, while secretly practised their religion. Muslims who converted only overtly were called Moriscos. Moriscos were required to wear upon their caps and turbans a blue crescent. Traveling without a permit meant a death sentence. This systematic suppression forced the Muslims to seek refuge in mountainous regions of southern Andalusia; Ronda was one such refuge. On May 25, 1566 Philip II decreed the use of the Arabic language (written or spoken) illegal, doors to homes to remain open on Fridays to verify that no Muslim Friday prayers were conducted, and heavy taxation on Moriscos trades. This led to several rebellions, one of them in Ronda under the leadership of Al-Fihrey. Al-Fihrey's defeated the Spanish army sent to suppress them under the leadership of Alfonso de Aguilar. The massacre of the Spaniards prompted Phillip II to order the expulsion of all Moriscos in Ronda. In the early 19th century, the Napoleonic invasion and the subsequent Peninsular War caused much suffering in Ronda, whose inhabitants were reduced from 15,600 to 5,000 in three years. Ronda's area became the base first of guerrilla warriors, then of numerous bandits, whose deeds inspired artists such as Washington Irving, Prosper Mérimée and Gustave Doré. In the 19th century the economy of Ronda was mainly based on agricultural activities. In 1918 the city was the seat of the Assembly of Ronda, in which the Andalusian flag, coat of arms and anthem were designed. Ronda's Romero family from Francisco, born in 1698, to his son Juan, to his famous grandson Pedro, who died in 1839 played a principal role in the development of modern Spanish bullfighting. In a family responsible for such innovations as the use of the cape, or muleta, and a sword especially designed for the kill, Pedro in particular transformed bullfighting into an art and a skill in its own right, and not simply ... a clownishly macho preamble to the bull's slaughter. Ronda was heavily affected by the Spanish Civil War, after which much of the population emigrated elsewhere. The famous scene in Chapter 10 of Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, describing the 1936 execution of Fascist sympathisers in a (fictional) village who are thrown off a cliff, is considered to be modeled on actual events at the time in Ronda.
Nuestra Señora de la Paz. 4K. Plaza del Socorro. Ronda 2018
Procesión de Nuestra Señora de la Paz. Ronda 13 de Mayo de 2018
Plaza del Socorro de Ronda
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Ronda city centre Plaza del Socorro, Plaza de Toros de Ronda bullfighting arena.
Plaza del Socorro, a pretty little square surrounded by bars and restaurants terraces. The ideal place to take a refreshing break.
Plaza de Toros de Ronda, one of the oldest arena in Spain. Ronda is known to be the birthplace of bullfighting.
Plaza del socorro en Navidad (Ronda).
Virgen de la Paz. Plaza del Socorro. Ronda 2014
Procesión de la Virgen de la Paz, Patrona y Alcaldesa Perpetua de la Ciudad de Ronda. Ronda 11 de Mayo de 2014
Los Indignados siguen acampando en Plaza del Socorro
Plaza del Socorro
En el centro se instala una fuente con el grupo escultórico del Escudo de Andalucía; no olvidemos que fue en Ronda donde la Bandera Andaluza (blanca y verde) fue elegida para Andalucía por la Asamblea Andalucista de Ronda en 1918.
Al fondo de la plaza está el edificio del Casino de Ronda, llamado Círculo de Artistas
RONDA - COSTA DEL SOL- FAMOUS FOR ITS HISTORIC BRIDGES SPAIN
RONDA - FAMOUS FOR ITS HISTORIC BRIDGES SPAIN COSTA DEL SOL HIGH UP IN THE HILLS - PHOTO VIDEO.
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Ronda, Andalusia, Spain - 6th April, 2013
This video features views around the Andalusian town of Ronda, it includes the art, culture, architecture, sport and nature of the town. Specifically identified locations include: Avenida de Andalucia, Calle Jerez, Calle Pozo, Church of Our Lady of Mercy Round, Alameda del Tajo Park, Views from the Ronda Escarpment along Paseo de Orson Welles, Plaza de Toros (Bull Ring), Paseo de Blas Infante, Puente Nuevo (New Bridge), Rio Grande, Oficina de Turismo del Ronda, Plaza Espana, Views from and around Puente Nuevo, Calle Rosario, Calle Ermilla, Calle Nueva, Calle Virgen de los Remedios, Carrera Espinel, Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro, Plaza del Socorro, Carrera Espinel, Plaza Carmen Abela, Calle Santa Cecilia, Carrera Espinel, Avenida Martínez Astein, Calle Setenil, Avenida Martínez Astein and Estación de Trenes de Ronda.
Visit Ronda Andalusian City in Spain
Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is approximately 35,000 inhabitants.
Ronda is situated in a very mountainous area about 750 m above mean sea level. The Guadalevín River runs through the city, dividing it in two and carving out the steep, 100 plus meters deep El Tajo canyon upon which the city perches. The Spanish Fir (Abies pinsapo) is endemic to the mountains surrounding Ronda.
Main sights:
View in Ronda looking toward the Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, The Puente Nuevo bridge in Ronda, The view from Ronda, Plaza del Socorro, Outside the Ronda Bullring
Interior of the Ronda Bullring
Three bridges, Puente Romano (Roman Bridge, also known as the Puente San Miguel), Puente Viejo (Old Bridge, also known as the Puente Árabe or Arab Bridge) and Puente Nuevo (New Bridge), span the canyon. The term nuevo is a bit of a misnomer, as the building of this bridge commenced in 1751 and took until 1793 to complete. The Puente Nuevo is the tallest of the bridges, towering 120 metres (390 ft) above the canyon floor, and all three serve as some of the city's most impressive features. The former town hall, which sits next to the Puente Nuevo, is the site of a parador, and has a view of the Tajo canyon.
The ‘Corrida Goyesca’ is a unique and historical bullfight that takes place once a year in Ronda in the Plaza de toros de Ronda, the oldest bullfighting ring in Spain.[4] It was built in 1784 in the Neoclassical style by the architect José Martin de Aldehuela, who also designed the Puente Nuevo.
The partially intact Baños árabes (Arab baths) are found below the city and date back to the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Arab Baths of Ronda
Ronda is located a few kilometers north of Malaga city and here you find the Arabic baths, an ancient treasure of the Islamic culture in Spain.
These baths were built between the 13th and 14th century, during the Nasrid period of the kingdom of Granada.
You shouldn't miss visiting these baths, as they are considered to be one of the best preserved in the Iberian Peninsula.
The baths are distributed in four rooms, which are:
• the reception and its changing rooms, where the visitors changed their clothes and received a towel
• the cold room, with two pools on each side of the room
• the warm room, with the largest and most important pool, in which the people used to enjoy the nice atmosphere, receive massages with oils, hair care with perfumes or just calm conversations.
• The hot room, small and just beside the oven and the woodshed. Nowadays in what used to be the hot room you can see a video about the baths.
In the gardens there are remains of the baths and some fruit trees. You also have access to the old woodshed and oven, which used to heat up the rooms following an underground heating system, and you also find the remains of the water wheel, which supplied water through a small aqueduct to the baths.
For sure, this is a highly recommended visit if you are near Ronda.
Coches circulando por la plaza del socorro
Coches por la plaza del socorro de Ronda 9/10/2017
Ronda, Spain - Puente Arabe & Puente Viejo over El Tajo Gorge
These are the two older adjoining bridges that are further down below the more prominent Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) which connects old Ronda with the more modern area. The newer bridge affords more spectacular, sweeping views, as well. But, these two more ancient bridges are still unique and fascinating in their own way, boasting a very rich history: they are the original Old Bridge (Puente Viejo), then the later-built Puente Arabe (or Old Arab Bridge). All 3 bridges span the magnificent El Tajo Gorge and Guadalevin River.
Quejas de los empresarios por el ritmo de las obras de la Plaza del Socorro
11.1.2017: Ronda, Spain
Pictures of Ronda,.. Santa Maria la Mayor, Plaza Duquesa de Parcent, Puente Nuevo, Plaza del Socorro, Convento de Santo Domingo, Palacio de Congresos de Ronda, Plaza de Toros, Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda, Plaza Duquesa de Parcent, Mirador de Aldehuelan, Balcón del Coñon, Puente Nuevo, El Toro, Alameda del tajo, Mirador de Ronda, Río Guadalevín, El Parador de Ronda,..
Music: When a Piano Tells a Story, Ronny Matthes (Gemafreie Musik)
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50 Maravillas de Ronda - Editorial La Serranía
Ciudad empinada y honda, ancha y angosta, pródiga y esquiva, cristiana y mora. Contrastes que tienden a fundirse para crear hermosura. En Ronda, por idénticos postulados, muere la eterna discusión entre belleza objetiva y subjetiva porque, desde cualquier punto de vista, sólo produce admirativo pasmo.
Más apreciaron y desvelaron sus virtudes estéticas voces extranjeras que propias. En este libro el lector encontrará 50 motivos para sumergirse en la Ciudad Soñada y recorrer sus rincones más íntimos, que a tantos viajeros, poetas o artistas cautivara desde tiempo inmemorial.
Ronda, recurriendo a esas contradicciones tan suyas, se muestra descarada en su naturaleza luminosa, o se esconde en sus grutas, templos, murallas o acueductos. Aunque nunca alardee de ello, tiene más que Tajo y Plaza de Toros. Todas, hasta cincuenta maravillas, incluidas estas últimas paradigmáticas, están contempladas a la luz no de fechas y datos, sino más bien del espíritu, de la imaginación, del alma; dejándose llevar siempre por el aura indefinible, característica, que ese medio centenar de notabilidades despiden a todas horas; y que están ahí, fuera de todo raciocinio, pero fiel a la cita para quien con el corazón se empeñe en descubrirla.
Los exquisitos textos de Antonio Garrido se funden en esta obra con las extraordinarias fotografías de Andrés Aguayo, materializando ese hálito mágico, poniéndolo a la vista del lector-espectador con imágenes y narraciones en las que la sensibilidad, la fidelidad y la originalidad aparecen en todo su esplendor para conformar un libro distinto, como lo es la propia ciudad de Ronda.
FICHA TÉCNICA
Título: 50 maravillas de Ronda
Autores: Antonio Garrido Domínguez y Andrés Aguayo Maldonado
Editorial: La Serranía
ISBN: 978-84-15030-23-2
PVP: 30 euros (IVA incluido)
Páginas: 208 páginas a color
Formato: 21,5×30,5 cm
Encuadernación: Tapa dura al cromo con sobrecubierta
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Visit the Very Popular Ronda, Spain Old Quarter
Ronda is divided by a 300-foot deep ravine. Spanned by three bridges, it divided the new town with the narrow medieval streets of Ronda's Moorish Old Town.
Streets are narrow, cobble-stoned and steep! Watch your step at all times...