Difference between revisions of "Aragon"

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Zaragoza

Aragón is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Zaragoza is the capital of this community. Huesca and Teruel are two other main cities.

A Christian enclave fighting the Islamic capture of Spain, King Ferdinand II's marriage to Isabella of Castile in 1469 laid the foundation for a united Christian Spain and removing the last toehold of Islam. Aragon's sovereignty was ended by Philip V during the War of Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714).^[1]

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 [[Image:Zaragoza.jpg|frame|right|Zaragoza]]
-'''Aragón''' is an autonomous community in [[Spain]]. Zaragoza is the capital of this community. Huesca and Teruel are two other main cities.
+'''Aragón''' is an autonomous community in northeastern [[Spain]]. Zaragoza is the capital of this community. Huesca and Teruel are two other main cities.
+==History==
+A [[Christian]] enclave fighting the [[Islamic]] capture of Spain, King [[Ferdinand II]]'s marriage to [[Isabella of Castile]] in 1469 laid the foundation for a united Christian Spain and removing the last toehold of Islam.  Aragon's sovereignty was ended by [[Philip V]] during the [[War of Spanish Succession]] (1701 - 1714).<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>
 == See also ==
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 *[http://www.pbase.com/sergiopadura/aragon Aragon] Photo gallery.
 *[http://www.fotw.us/flags/es-ar-z.html Saragossa Province (Aragon, Spain)]
+==References==
+<References/>
 [[Category:Spain]]