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5 unusual facts about Sobrarbe


Cachirulo

There are two ways to tie it, the more widespread of those is wrapping it around the head forming a knot on one side, and the traditional form of Sobrarbe, which involves wrapping the entire head from behind and putting it horizontally on the forehead.

Coat of arms of Aragon

The first quarter represents the legendary kingdom of Sobrarbe and the estbalishment of Aragonese liberty.

García Sánchez III of Navarre

He was the eldest legitimate son and heir of Sancho the Great, born November 1016, and he succeeded his father to the crown of Navarre, becoming feudal overlord over two of his brothers: Ramiro, who was given lands that would serve as the basis for the kingdom of Aragón; and Gonzalo, who received the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza.

Sobrarbe

It became part of the County of Aragon, but in the early 9th century was held for five years by Amrus ibn Yusuf, the governor of Zaragoza, being retaken after his death.

This was reversed by Sancho the Great of Navarre, who reconquered the region in 1015, similarly extending his power into Ribagorza over the subsequent years.


Aureolus of Aragon

After Aureolus died in 809 the Frankish lobby secured succession for Aznar Galíndez I, but Amrus ibn Yusuf overran the county of Sobrarbe, which was not reconquered by Aznar until 814.

Kingdom of Sobrarbe

According to Gualberto Fabricio de Vagad in his Crónica de Aragón (1499), the second king of Sobrarbe, Garzía Ennéguiz (Garci Íñigo), conquered Pamplona from the Muslims in the time of Charlemagne.


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