Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Alcañiz

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: City from 1652, former Calatrava commandery

Alcañiz, where the council had been gaining ground on the Order of Calatrava, received the title of city from Felipe IV in 1652 for its support against the Catalan revolt of 1640. It built its town hall between 1565 and 1570 and, from 1736, the Baroque church of Santa María la Mayor. The French took and sacked it in 1809, and the occupation until 1813 wiped out more than a third of the built-up area.

What to see today

Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor (Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor): Church, c. 1736 to 1779
Casa consistorial de Alcañiz (Casa consistorial): Public building, c. 1565 to 1797

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