Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English (650.000 inhabitants), it is one of
the most important cities in Spain, capital of the Aragon. Zaragoza is
found to half way between Madrid and Barcelona from which lies at around
300 kms, the city is situated to 200 meters high and is
crossed by the river Ebro.
The name of the city derives from its ancient Roman origin, in fact the
city was founded by the Romans with the name of Colony Caesaraugusta in
the 15 DC. The Roman
Zaragoza had its period of maximum shine, in the 1st and 2nd centuries of the Christian era, in this period
were built in fact important public works, some of which visible still
today, among which the Foro, the river port, the thermal baths, the
theater and the amphitheater. After the fall of the Roman empire, in
714 the city was conquered by the Arabs, that called it Saraqostas,
initially it belonged to the Califate of Córdoba, then, between 1018
and 1110, it became capital of the independent kingdom know as Taifa de
Saraqusta, also this period was a period of shine for the city, in 1110
it was conquered by the Almoravidis and finally in 1118 it
was regained from the christian troops of the king Alfonso I el Batallador and
it became the capital of the kingdom of Aragon, one of the most
important of the Spanish history.
