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Today we wander amongst those different types of suburbs.  Some seem a bit of an accretion.  A few, scattered ancient cottages slowly got overwhelmed by new builds alone the narrow lanes until the out hamlets became attached to the inner core.  Others are orderly and planned existences, slotted into available spaces.


We are going back to the Canal and then cross it.    As the burbs pass us by let us consider the History of Zaragoza to 1814.  From the end of the  13th century it was the centre of the Aragonese Union (an association of nobles to limit royal power and maintain their privileges), until King Pedro IV decided he didn’t want to be limited, so put a stop to it in 1384.  Zaragoza remained a bit rebellious. The establishment of the Inquisition was not universally welcomed and a revolt saw the murder of the inquisitor Pedro Arbués in 1485. Intolerance wasn’t ended.  The expulsion of the Jews in 1492 and of the Moriscos in 1609 caused a certain stagnation in its growth, but despite this, it continued to be an important city (with 25,000 inhabitants in 1548).  Pestilence lent a hand. An outbreak of bubonic plague decimated the city in 1564. It reportedly killed about 10,000 people out of an estimated population of 25–30,000







During the 1701–1714 War of Spanish Succession, the city rose in arms in favour of the Archduke Charles, who was proclaimed "King of Aragon" in the city on 29th June 1706, following the uprising of other parts of the Kingdom of Aragon in December 1705.  Charles entered the city in July 1706, directing the attack on those places of Aragon that had sided with the dreadful Bourbons. Zaragoza would be occupied and reoccupied until the war ended with Phillip V’s victory.



Zaragoza suffered two famous sieges during the Peninsular War against the Napoleonic army: a first from June to August 1808; and a second from December 1808 to February 1809, surrendering only after some 50,000 defenders had died.



All this history.  We need a sandwich before we halt/  The Bocateria La Antilla https://la-antilla.es/   The weekday menu is 16 euros and the weekend 23.  I think I’ll have the Cauliflower and apple cream with crispy bacon and croutons for starters and Cod Rioja style for seconds.  A year ago Joe said 3 stars ‘Good sandwich shop, though the flavors are...dry. best way to describe it.’   Three days ago Vanesa went the full five and opined ‘A fantastic place to have a delicious coffee in good company @E🫂 …’    Views vary.  It averages 4 stars.  I urge you to go there and find out.




























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