Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Tarazona

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Episcopal city and seat of the Cortes of Aragon

Tarazona, an episcopal seat, hosted the Cortes of Aragon with the Catholic Monarchs in 1495 and with Felipe II in 1592, the latter to reform the fueros. In 1707 Felipe V gave it the title of "Fidelísima y vencedora ciudad" for taking his side in the War of the Spanish Succession, and by the end of the 18th century it was the second town of Aragon after Zaragoza. The French occupied it from 1808 to 1813.

What to see today

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta (Seo de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta): Cathedral, 1496 to 1588
Plaza de toros vieja de Tarazona (Plaza de toros): Bullring, 1790 to 1792
Casa consistorial de Tarazona (Lonja de Tarazona): Public building, 1557 to 1563

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