We already begin the beautiful atarderes that the autumn leaves in Pedraza. The clouds contrast with the colors of the Castilian sky and the sun putting itself behind the Castle is one of the most beautiful images that can be contemplated.
These photos are of a few days ago, perhaps the beginning of the change of other summer puttings of the sun that also we have enjoyed.
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Placed in an end of the hill where the population settles, the Pedraza castle is a work of the XIVth century, on remains of previous fortifications, with reforms of the XVth and XVI. It belonged to the families Farrier and Fernández de Velasco (dukes of Cold and condestables of Castile). It is famous, in other things, for having been the place chosen by Carlos V about 1529 to guard the children of the king of France, Francisco I, prisoners in the Pavía battle. It was a residence of the painter Zuloaga, and today it lodges a museum dedicated to his work. Es famoso, en otras cosas, por haber sido el lugar elegido por Carlos V hacia 1529 para custodiar a los hijos del rey de Francia, Francisco I, prisioneros en la batalla de Pavía. Fue residencia del pintor Zuloaga, y hoy día alberga un museo dedicado a su obra.
It has irregular polygonal plant, of double enclosure, with square towers and pit. His picture cut away in the sky, raised on top of the hill, is imposing when the traveler comes closer Pedraza for the highway of The Velilla. The wooden door of the entry is an ogival arch of the XVIth century wrapped up by two big garitones. It still preserves sharp iron tops in the shape of small pyramids. La puerta de madera de la entrada es un arco ojival del siglo XVI arropado por dos grandes garitones. Todavía conserva agudas puntas de hierro en forma de pequeñas pirámides.
♪ It Sounds “Study #17: op. 6, no. 11, Moved” of the guitarist and born Spanish composer in Barcelona, Fernando Sor interpreted by Bruce Canafax. 6, no. 11, Movido” del guitarrista y compositor español nacido en Barcelona, Fernando Sor, interpretado por Bruce Canafax.
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“It discovers Pedraza” shows you the Biggest Square of Pedraza of the Saw, Segovia, Spain.
♪ It Sounds “Fantasy on motives of The Traviata” of the composer castellonense Francisco Tárrega and interpreted by Allar.
It notices 04/07/08:
Although attributed the work to Tárrega there are opinions that they indicate that the author is his teacher, Julián Arcas.
Locality: Pedraza of the Saw
Autonomous region: Castile and León
Province: Segovia
Country: Spain
Altitude: 1057m
Population: 481 inhabitants
Name: Pedrazanos
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Pedraza of the Saw
Pedraza, locality and municipality of the province of Segovia (Spain), placed to 37 km to the Northeast of cardinal Segovia and with a resident population of 477 persons (INE 2006). It is a question of a walled medieval town, which elegant rehabilitation motivated his declaration as Monumental Set in 1951. It results from special interest to visit the ancient jail today turned into museum. Resulta de especial interés visitar la antigua cárcel, hoy convertida en museo.
Curiosities
Of Pedraza they were several conquerors who founded the cities of Pedraza and Pedraza Piece of news in the Venezuelan Barinas state. The city of Our Lady of Pedraza was founded by Gonzalo Piña Ludueña, native of Gibraltar, in 1591, in honor of Dr. Antonio González, governor of the New Kingdom of Granada, who was a native of the town from Segovia of Pedraza. The beginning of this city were quite hard and it was destroyed in several occasions by the jirajaras, up to the point of which they ended up by founding another city a few years later more to the east, with the same name of Pedraza. Nevertheless, as the ancient population continued in spite of everything in the original place, they began to differ with the names of Pedraza and Pedraza Piece of news, the last one with the current name of City Bolivia, of more than 20.000 inhabitants, capital of the municipality Pedraza. A good example of what meant the Spanish work in America with the emigration (that caused the depopulation of many Spanish regions) and the colonization and foundation of 40.000 cities in the New World. Los comienzos de esta ciudad fueron bastante duros y fue destruida en varias ocasiones por los jirajaras, hasta el punto de que terminaron fundando otra ciudad unos años después más hacia el este, con el mismo nombre de Pedraza. Sin embargo, como la antigua población continuó a pesar de todo en la ubicación original, comenzaron a diferenciarse con los nombres de Pedraza y Pedraza La Nueva, esta última con el nombre actual de Ciudad Bolivia, de más de 20.000 habitantes, capital del municipio Pedraza. Un buen ejemplo de lo que significó la obra española en América con la emigración (que ocasionó la despoblación de muchas regiones españolas) y la colonización y fundación de 40.000 ciudades en el Nuevo Mundo.
The night of the sails
This celebration congregates every year to a visitors' enormous quantity. Both the inhabitants and many visitors adorn the population with thousands of sails at the beginning of July (the first and the second on Saturdays of the above mentioned month). The public lights go out and many windows close if some light wants to catch fire in order to highlight the lighting of the streets, windows, squares, gardens and courtyards. The simple laying of the burning sails is late several hours in the evening. Se apagan las luces públicas y se cierran muchas ventanas si se quiere prender alguna luz con el fin de resaltar la iluminación de las calles, ventanas, plazas, jardines y patios. La simple colocación de las velas encendidas tarda varias horas al caer la tarde.
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