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|+'''Comunidá Autonoma d'Aragón'''
'''Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón''' |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center colspan=2 | {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 | align=center style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid;" | 250px |- | align=center | Flag_of_Aragón |} |- | bgcolor="#c6c6c6" align="center" colspan="2" | Image:Locator_map_of_Aragon.png |- | Capital || Zaragoza |- | Area
– Total
– % of Spain | Ranked 4th
47 719 km²
9,4% |- | Population
– Total (2003)
– % of Spain
– Density | Ranked 11th
1 217 514
2,9%
25,51/km² |- | Demonym
– English
– Spanish |
Aragonese
''aragonés'' |- | Statute of Autonomy || August_16, 1982 |- | ISO_3166-2 || AR |- | Parliamentary
representation
– Congress seats
– Senate seats | valign=bottom | 13
|- | valign=top | President || Marcelino_Iglesias_Ricou (PSOE) |- | align=center colspan=2 | Gobierno de Aragón |} Image:Aragon_languages-en.png :''This article is about the geographical region. For the poet, see Louis_Aragon. For the Olympic medallist, see Aragon_(horse). For the commune in the Aude Département of France, see Aragon,_Aude.'' '''Aragon''' (Spanish and Aragonese: ''Aragón''; Catalan: Aragó) is an autonomous community of north-eastern Spain. It has an area of 47,719 km² with a population of 1,217,514 (2003). Aragon is bounded on the north by France, on the east by Catalonia, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Castile-La_Mancha, Castile-Leon, La_Rioja, and Navarre. It comprises the provinces of Zaragoza (English: ''Saragossa'' or ''Caesaraugusta''), Huesca, and Teruel. It is traversed by the Ebro, mountainous in the north; with beautiful fertile valleys, rather barren, in the south. Its capital is Zaragoza. In addition to its three provinces, Aragon is subdivided into 33 ''comarcas'' (counties). ==Language== In addition to Spanish, there is an original Aragonese_language, still spoken in some valleys of the Pyrenees. Catalan is spoken as well in some ''comarques'' (counties) adjacent to Catalonia known, as a whole, as La_Franja; in particular: the Ribagorzan dialect in Ribagorza and La_Litera, and a dialect similar to that of Terra_Alta in Matarraña and Bajo_Cinca. ==History== Aragón was a Frankish feudal county (Jaca) before becoming a self-proclaimed kingdom, which was united with the kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre) in 925. The kingdom of Pamplona included the counties of Aragon, Sobrarbe, and Ribagorza, and the duchy of Castilla. After King Sancho´s death, the kingdom was divided between his sons. Ramiro_I was initially named king of Aragon; later, after his brother Gionzalo´s death, also of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. The new kingdom grew quickly, and incorporated Navarra. This kingdom conquered the city of Zaragoza in 1118. Split from the Kingdom_of_Navarre, the kingdom of Aragón was re-established in 1035 and lasted until 1707. Aragón was also the name of the crown, because of the dynastic union of a Count_of_Barcelona (Ramon Berenguer IV) with a Queen of Aragón (Petronila_of_Aragon), their son inheriting all their respective territories. This Crown was effectively disbanded after the dynastic union with Castile (see below). The Kings of Aragón (called by some present-day historians "Kings of Aragón and Counts of Barcelona") ruled territories that consisted of not only the present administrative region of Aragón but also Catalonia, and later the Balearic_Islands, Valencia, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia (see Aragonese_Empire). The King of Aragón was the direct King of the Aragonese region, and held also the title of King_of_Valencia, King_of_Mallorca (for a time), Count_of_Barcelona, Lord of Montpellier, and, only temporarily, Duke of Athens and Neopatria. Each of these titles gave him sovereignty over a certain region, and these titles changed as he lost and won territories. The real centre of this kingdom was Barcelona, since it had a seaport and was near the geographical centre of the Crown of Aragon, while Valencia was the most important seaport for trade until approximately the 18th century. Present-day historians usually call the Crown the Crown_of_Aragón, the "Catalan-Aragonese Confederation" or simply "Catalonia-Aragón", typically depending upon whether that historian lives in Aragón or in Catalonia. The Kingdom of Aragón is called simply Kingdom of Aragón. Saying just "Aragón" is ambiguous and should be avoided. Barcelona was the center of what was in many ways a Mediterranean Empire, ruling the Mediterranean Sea and setting rules for the entire sea (for instance, in the ''Llibre del Consolat del Mar'', in Catalan). ==List of Chancellors== *Alfons_de_la_Cavalleria 1494-1508 *Tomás_de_Malferit 1508 *Antoni_Agustí_de_Sicart 1508-1523 *Frederic_Honorat_de_Gualbes_de_Vallseca (for the Principality of Catalonia) 1523-1529 *Jeronimo_de_Rage (for Aragón_Kingdom) 1523-1529 *Eiximèn_Perez_de_Figuerola (for Valencia_Kingdom) 1523-1529 *Joan_Sunyer 1529-1533 *Miquel_Mai 1533-1546 *Jeroni_Descoll_de_Oliva 1546-1554 *Pere_de_Clariana_de_Seva 1554-1562 *Bernardo_de_Bolea_y_Portugal 1562-1585 *Simó_Friigola 1585-1598 *Dídac_Civarrubias_Sanç 1598-1607 *Diego_Clavera 1608-1612 *Andreu_Roig 1612-1622 *President Garci_Peréz_de_Araciel 1623-1624 *President Juan_Manuel_de_Mendoza_Luna_Manrique, marquis of Montesclaros 1628 *President Enrique_Pimentel, bishop of Cuenca 1628-1632 *President Francisco_Fernández_de_la_Cueva, duke of Alburquerque 1632-1637 *President Gaspar_de_Borja_y_de_Velasco 1637-1645 *Maties_Bayetola_Cabanilles 1646-1652 *Cristòfor_Crespí_de_Vallclaura_Brizuela 1652-1671 *Melcior_de_Navarra_Rocafull 1671-1677 *President Pasqual_d'Aragó_Folc_de_Cardona 1677 *President Pere_Antoni_d'Aragó_Folc_de_Cardona_i_Córdoba 1677-1690 *Melcior de Navarra_Rocafull 1690-1691 (second time) *President Gaspar_Téllez_Girón_y_Sandoval, duke of Osuna 1692-1694 *President Ferran_de_Montcada-Aragó_i_de_Montcada 1695-1698 *President Rodrigo_Manuel_Manrique_de_Lara_y_de_Tabora 1698-1702 *President Iñigo_de_la_Cruz_Manrique_de_Lara_y_Ramiréz_de_Arellano, count of Aguilar and Frigiliana 1702-1707 See list of Kings_of_Aragón. See list of Lieutenants_of_the_Kingdom_of_Aragón The dynastic union of Castile and Aragon in 1479, when Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon wed Isabella_I_of_Castile, led to the formal creation of Spain as a single entity in 1516. See List_of_Spanish_monarchs and Kings_of_Spain_family_tree. ==See also== *Crown_of_Aragon *River_Aragón *Aragonite *Catherine_of_Aragon, 1st queen of Henry_VIII_of_England ==External links== {{commons|Aragon}} *Government of Aragon (in Spanish) * Aragon GuideInformation for hikers, mountain bikers, skiers and visitors. Details of accommodation, routes and travel tips. *Basic statistical data on Aragon (in Spanish) *http://www.charrando.com/ Page about the Aragonese Language {{Spain}} {{Template:Zaragoza rulers}} Category:Aragon Category:NUTS_2_Statistical_Regions_of_Europe Category:Former_countries_in_Europe An:Aragón Ast:Aragón Ca:Aragó Cs:Aragonie Cy:Aragón Da:Aragonien De:Aragón Et:Aragón Es:Aragón Eo:Aragono Fi:Aragonia Fr:Communauté_autonome_d'Aragon He:אראגון Id:Aragon It:Aragona Ka:არაგონი Hu:Aragónia Nl:Aragon Ja:アラゴン州 Pl:Aragonia Pt:Aragão Ro:Aragon Sv:Aragonien Tl:Aragón Zh:亞拉岡 gangsta.
'''Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón''' |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center colspan=2 | {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 | align=center style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid;" | 250px |- | align=center | Flag_of_Aragón |} |- | bgcolor="#c6c6c6" align="center" colspan="2" | Image:Locator_map_of_Aragon.png |- | Capital || Zaragoza |- | Area
– Total
– % of Spain | Ranked 4th
47 719 km²
9,4% |- | Population
– Total (2003)
– % of Spain
– Density | Ranked 11th
1 217 514
2,9%
25,51/km² |- | Demonym
– English
– Spanish |
Aragonese
''aragonés'' |- | Statute of Autonomy || August_16, 1982 |- | ISO_3166-2 || AR |- | Parliamentary
representation
– Congress seats
– Senate seats | valign=bottom | 13
|- | valign=top | President || Marcelino_Iglesias_Ricou (PSOE) |- | align=center colspan=2 | Gobierno de Aragón |} Image:Aragon_languages-en.png :''This article is about the geographical region. For the poet, see Louis_Aragon. For the Olympic medallist, see Aragon_(horse). For the commune in the Aude Département of France, see Aragon,_Aude.'' '''Aragon''' (Spanish and Aragonese: ''Aragón''; Catalan: Aragó) is an autonomous community of north-eastern Spain. It has an area of 47,719 km² with a population of 1,217,514 (2003). Aragon is bounded on the north by France, on the east by Catalonia, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Castile-La_Mancha, Castile-Leon, La_Rioja, and Navarre. It comprises the provinces of Zaragoza (English: ''Saragossa'' or ''Caesaraugusta''), Huesca, and Teruel. It is traversed by the Ebro, mountainous in the north; with beautiful fertile valleys, rather barren, in the south. Its capital is Zaragoza. In addition to its three provinces, Aragon is subdivided into 33 ''comarcas'' (counties). ==Language== In addition to Spanish, there is an original Aragonese_language, still spoken in some valleys of the Pyrenees. Catalan is spoken as well in some ''comarques'' (counties) adjacent to Catalonia known, as a whole, as La_Franja; in particular: the Ribagorzan dialect in Ribagorza and La_Litera, and a dialect similar to that of Terra_Alta in Matarraña and Bajo_Cinca. ==History== Aragón was a Frankish feudal county (Jaca) before becoming a self-proclaimed kingdom, which was united with the kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre) in 925. The kingdom of Pamplona included the counties of Aragon, Sobrarbe, and Ribagorza, and the duchy of Castilla. After King Sancho´s death, the kingdom was divided between his sons. Ramiro_I was initially named king of Aragon; later, after his brother Gionzalo´s death, also of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. The new kingdom grew quickly, and incorporated Navarra. This kingdom conquered the city of Zaragoza in 1118. Split from the Kingdom_of_Navarre, the kingdom of Aragón was re-established in 1035 and lasted until 1707. Aragón was also the name of the crown, because of the dynastic union of a Count_of_Barcelona (Ramon Berenguer IV) with a Queen of Aragón (Petronila_of_Aragon), their son inheriting all their respective territories. This Crown was effectively disbanded after the dynastic union with Castile (see below). The Kings of Aragón (called by some present-day historians "Kings of Aragón and Counts of Barcelona") ruled territories that consisted of not only the present administrative region of Aragón but also Catalonia, and later the Balearic_Islands, Valencia, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia (see Aragonese_Empire). The King of Aragón was the direct King of the Aragonese region, and held also the title of King_of_Valencia, King_of_Mallorca (for a time), Count_of_Barcelona, Lord of Montpellier, and, only temporarily, Duke of Athens and Neopatria. Each of these titles gave him sovereignty over a certain region, and these titles changed as he lost and won territories. The real centre of this kingdom was Barcelona, since it had a seaport and was near the geographical centre of the Crown of Aragon, while Valencia was the most important seaport for trade until approximately the 18th century. Present-day historians usually call the Crown the Crown_of_Aragón, the "Catalan-Aragonese Confederation" or simply "Catalonia-Aragón", typically depending upon whether that historian lives in Aragón or in Catalonia. The Kingdom of Aragón is called simply Kingdom of Aragón. Saying just "Aragón" is ambiguous and should be avoided. Barcelona was the center of what was in many ways a Mediterranean Empire, ruling the Mediterranean Sea and setting rules for the entire sea (for instance, in the ''Llibre del Consolat del Mar'', in Catalan). ==List of Chancellors== *Alfons_de_la_Cavalleria 1494-1508 *Tomás_de_Malferit 1508 *Antoni_Agustí_de_Sicart 1508-1523 *Frederic_Honorat_de_Gualbes_de_Vallseca (for the Principality of Catalonia) 1523-1529 *Jeronimo_de_Rage (for Aragón_Kingdom) 1523-1529 *Eiximèn_Perez_de_Figuerola (for Valencia_Kingdom) 1523-1529 *Joan_Sunyer 1529-1533 *Miquel_Mai 1533-1546 *Jeroni_Descoll_de_Oliva 1546-1554 *Pere_de_Clariana_de_Seva 1554-1562 *Bernardo_de_Bolea_y_Portugal 1562-1585 *Simó_Friigola 1585-1598 *Dídac_Civarrubias_Sanç 1598-1607 *Diego_Clavera 1608-1612 *Andreu_Roig 1612-1622 *President Garci_Peréz_de_Araciel 1623-1624 *President Juan_Manuel_de_Mendoza_Luna_Manrique, marquis of Montesclaros 1628 *President Enrique_Pimentel, bishop of Cuenca 1628-1632 *President Francisco_Fernández_de_la_Cueva, duke of Alburquerque 1632-1637 *President Gaspar_de_Borja_y_de_Velasco 1637-1645 *Maties_Bayetola_Cabanilles 1646-1652 *Cristòfor_Crespí_de_Vallclaura_Brizuela 1652-1671 *Melcior_de_Navarra_Rocafull 1671-1677 *President Pasqual_d'Aragó_Folc_de_Cardona 1677 *President Pere_Antoni_d'Aragó_Folc_de_Cardona_i_Córdoba 1677-1690 *Melcior de Navarra_Rocafull 1690-1691 (second time) *President Gaspar_Téllez_Girón_y_Sandoval, duke of Osuna 1692-1694 *President Ferran_de_Montcada-Aragó_i_de_Montcada 1695-1698 *President Rodrigo_Manuel_Manrique_de_Lara_y_de_Tabora 1698-1702 *President Iñigo_de_la_Cruz_Manrique_de_Lara_y_Ramiréz_de_Arellano, count of Aguilar and Frigiliana 1702-1707 See list of Kings_of_Aragón. See list of Lieutenants_of_the_Kingdom_of_Aragón The dynastic union of Castile and Aragon in 1479, when Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon wed Isabella_I_of_Castile, led to the formal creation of Spain as a single entity in 1516. See List_of_Spanish_monarchs and Kings_of_Spain_family_tree. ==See also== *Crown_of_Aragon *River_Aragón *Aragonite *Catherine_of_Aragon, 1st queen of Henry_VIII_of_England ==External links== {{commons|Aragon}} *Government of Aragon (in Spanish) * Aragon GuideInformation for hikers, mountain bikers, skiers and visitors. Details of accommodation, routes and travel tips. *Basic statistical data on Aragon (in Spanish) *http://www.charrando.com/ Page about the Aragonese Language {{Spain}} {{Template:Zaragoza rulers}} Category:Aragon Category:NUTS_2_Statistical_Regions_of_Europe Category:Former_countries_in_Europe An:Aragón Ast:Aragón Ca:Aragó Cs:Aragonie Cy:Aragón Da:Aragonien De:Aragón Et:Aragón Es:Aragón Eo:Aragono Fi:Aragonia Fr:Communauté_autonome_d'Aragon He:אראגון Id:Aragon It:Aragona Ka:არაგონი Hu:Aragónia Nl:Aragon Ja:アラゴン州 Pl:Aragonia Pt:Aragão Ro:Aragon Sv:Aragonien Tl:Aragón Zh:亞拉岡 gangsta.