Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Nájera

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: City of the dukes of Nájera

The dukes of Nájera, a title created by the Catholic Monarchs in 1482, ruled the city until 1600, when they left no heir. On 14 September 1520 the town rose against Duke Antonio Manrique de Lara and was sacked, with damage valued at 70,000 ducats. Carlos I visited it in 1520, 1523 and 1542 and Felipe II in 1592, and in 1672 it had 1000 households in three parishes.

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Monasterio de Santa María la Real: Monastery, 1517 to 1625

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