Tauste
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Comarca | Cinco Villas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Francés Carbone |
| Area | |
• Total | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50660 |
| Website | Official website |
Tauste (Aragonese: Taust) is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
History
[edit | edit source]Sights include the Mudéjar church of Santa María, begun in the late 13th century and finished in the 14th century. It has an octagonal tower, a Baroque retable (16th century) and a Renaissance retable of the Coronation of Mary.
In the late Middle Ages Tauste had a Jewish community that is documented in connection with the expulsion of 1492. A certificate from January 1493 records that the Edict of Expulsion was publicly proclaimed in Tauste together with other towns of Aragón.[1] On 1 July 1492 a Jewish physician from the town, maestre Jaime, was present in Zaragoza when Inquisition officials confiscated some 260 Hebrew books from community members, an unusually large number for a locality of its size.[1]
In November 2020, archaeologists headed by Javier Nunez Arce announced the discovery of 400 Islamic graves belong to Al-Andalus era. After this discovery it was clear that Muslim community used to live here and they had a mosque. Archaeologist Arce described Tauste as an important settlement for Muslims and added that "we can see that the Muslim culture and the Islamic presence in this region are more significant than we think."[2]
Twin towns
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Related personalities
[edit | edit source]- Fray Antonio Asensio Andrés (1280–c. 1320), Franciscan theologian
- Juan Belveder (16th century), mathematician
- Marcelino Uberte de la Cerda (17th century), author of medical publications, poet
- Juan de Jarauta Zapata (1664–1717), silversmith
- Jaime Ortega y Olleta (1817–1860), military and politician
- Angel Ramírez Carrera (1821–1893), conservative politician, Cortes deputy
- Mariano Supervía Lostalé (1835–1918), bishop of Huesca
- Javier Ramírez Orúe (1871–1943), conservative politician, president of Diputación Provincial
- Pedro Longás Bartibás (1881–1968), historian and archivist
- Javier Ramírez Sinués (1898–1977), Carlist politician, Cortes deputy and civil governor
- Tomás Aragüés Bayarte (1903–1956), composer
- José María Conget Arizaleta (1926–2001), bishop of Jaca
- Zacarías Alegre Pellicer (1943–2011), sculptor
- Chusé Inazio Nabarro (born 1962), writer
See also
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