Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Tudela, Spain

Sancho VII called the Strong was King of Navarre from 1194 until his death in 1234. He was the son and heir of Sancho VI, whom he followed as the second king to hold the title of King of Navarre. Sancho VII was the first to use the chains of Navarre as his blazon, a symbol that later would become the main one of Navarre, and the last member of the Jiménez dynasty, which had ruled since the 9th century.

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The Capuchin Convent and Church of the Divine Shepherdess of Tudela (Navarre) is a convent and church of the Capuchin order of the late nineteenth century, located on the street of the same name in the current Tudela Extension.

Wikipedia: Iglesia y convento de los Capuchinos (Tudela) (ES)

The parish church of Santa María de Gracia de Tudela (Navarra) is a Gothic-Renaissance Church of the 16th century that belongs to the hospital of the same name and that is between the current Plaza Nueva and Calle Don Miguel Eza de Tudela.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia (Tudela) (ES)

The main mosque of Tudela was the aljama mosque of the city of Tudela (Navarre), during the Muslim period. It was built in the middle of the ninth century under the initiative of Musa ibn Musa.

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The Cathedral of Santa María de Tudela (Navarre) is a late Romanesque temple, inspired by Cistercian architecture, of large dimensions, which began to be built at the end of the twelfth century during the reign of Sancho VI the Wise, passing the baton to his son Sancho VII the Strong, who in turn passed it on to his nephew Theobald I. He used some of the foundations of the Great Mosque of Tudela. As the orientations of the two temples did not coincide, the mosque was demolished to build the new temple and only some of its foundations were used.

Wikipedia: Catedral de Tudela (ES)

Santa María Magdalena is one of a number of medieval Roman Catholic churches in Tudela, region of Navarre, Spain. It is a Romanesque style building.

Wikipedia: Church of St Mary Magdalene, Tudela (EN)

The church of San Nicolás de Bari in Tudela (Navarre) was one of the most outstanding Romanesque temples in the city, whose existence dates back to the first half of the twelfth century. It was rebuilt in the eighteenth century with its current baroque factory. It is located between San Nicolás and Serralta streets in the Old Town of Tudela. Sancho VII the Strong was buried here, although two years later he was permanently transferred to Roncesvalles.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Nicolás (Tudela) (ES)

Benjamin of Tudela, also known as Benjamin ben Jonah, was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the twelfth century. His vivid descriptions of western Asia preceded those of Marco Polo by a hundred years. With his broad education and vast knowledge of languages, Benjamin of Tudela is a major figure in medieval geography and Jewish history.

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The walls of Tudela were the fortification, of Muslim origin, which defensively surrounded the city of Tudela (Navarra), along the perimeter that now makes up the old town of the city. A first wall was built at the beginning of the ninth century, with the fortification of Amrùs Ben Yusuf, which surrounded a first enclosure, the founding. This first wall reached the Midovilla ravine, which initially served as a natural defensive pit. With demographic growth, especially at the time of the Banu Qasi, this wall was extended during the first half of the ninth century until reaching the following natural pit, the Queiles River. This corresponds to the main wall of Medina Tudelana, which was preserved intact until the 16th century. After the reconquest of Tudela in 1119, the Moors were transferred to extramuros, building a new neighborhood subsequently known as La Morería; This new neighborhood was immediately protected by a new fortification: the walls of the Morería.

Wikipedia: Murallas de Tudela (ES)

Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi (Arabic: موسى بن موسى القسوي) also nicknamed the Great ; died 26 September 862) was leader of the Muwallad Banu Qasi clan and ruler of a semi-autonomous principality in the upper Ebro valley in northern Iberia in the 9th century.

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The church of San Jorge el Real in Tudela (Navarre) is in the Jesuit Mannerist style of the seventeenth century. It is located in Plaça Mercadal. It was the chapel of the Jesuit convent until the expulsion of the Society of Jesus in 1767, then it became the property of the Crown, which is why it was called San Jorge el Real and for which the coat of arms of Charles III appears on its façade. Later it became a parish.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Jorge el Real (Tudela) (ES)

The palace of the Marquis of Huarte de Tudela (Navarre) is a splendid Baroque palace from the mid-eighteenth century, it has two facades, on Mercadal Street and on the Herrería Street. It is located in the Old Town of the city. It currently houses the Yanguas and Miranda Library and the Municipal Archive of Tudela.

Wikipedia: Palacio del Marqués de Huarte (Tudela) (ES)

The church and convent of Carmen de Tudela (Navarre) is a temple of the late sixteenth century, in Mannerist style, located on the corner of Gayarre and Carmen Alta streets in the Old Town of Tudela, with an exit on the latter street.

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The church of the Company of Mary or of the Teaching of Tudela (Navarre), built in the eighteenth century, is the only essentially Baroque monument in the Ribera of Navarre. It is located in the Plaza de San Juan and Calle de la Enseñanza. In addition to the Church, which is the only thing that is preserved, the Company of Mary had a Convent and a College.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Compañía de María (Tudela) (ES)

The Convent of the Dominicans and Church of the Virgin of the Rosary of Tudela is a temple built in the seventeenth century, which is located on the street of the same name in the Old Town of Tudela.

Wikipedia: Iglesia y convento de las Dominicas (Tudela) (ES)

Raimundo Lanas Muru, was a Spanish artist and singer. Nicknamed "The Navarrese nightingale" is recognized as the best interpreter of the Navarra Jota in History.

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The hermitage of Santa Quiteria de Tudela (Navarre) is a hermitage located in the Montes de San Julián. The current building comes from the early nineteenth century, although its origin is older.

Wikipedia: Ermita de Santa Quiteria (Tudela) (ES)