You can already visit the set of three monumental cribs of Borja: The Bethlehem of the Municipal Auditorium, the house Aguilar and the Women’s Association. A magnificent opportunity to get to know the historic city, which is also decorated and illuminated with traditional Christmas motifs.
September 1, 2 and 3 will be held the VI Recreation of the entrance of the Catholic Monarchs in Borja. Fantastic dates to come to Campo de Borja and enjoy its rich history, its heritage and its people.
In August 1492, of the Catholic Monarchs accompanied by their entire entourage, including the Infantas and Prince Don Juan. The attractiveness of the historical context of the date, very close to the discovery of America, and the personal and political reasons that motivated it, finally tipped the balance in favor of this historical passage.
Through various scenes that take place in different spaces, the recreation recalls that historical event by linking various episodes that, although not contemporary, took place immediately afterwards: the gratitude to his friend and advisor, the illustrious Borjan Mosem Juan de Coloma; the personal recognition to Pedro Lázaro, also from Borja, who would save his life in Barcelona; the imposition of Bandas Granas with royal insignia to Justice and Jurors as a reward for the loyalty of the city to the crown; and, finally, his attendance at the first General Meeting of the Santa Hemandad, which took place in the collegiate church of Santa María.
Everyone knows our passion for books and also how we encourage cultural activities in our area. That is why we recommend to all those who visit us this weekend to come to this magnificent presentation in the city of Borja (just 5 minutes from the castle).
It is a publication about one of the most important military and political figures in the history of Spain “The Great Captain” and will be on June 10, at eight o’clock in the evening, will take place at the Casa de Aguilar the presentation of the work “The Great Captain. The war according to his enemies”, with the presence of its author Mr. Hugo Vázquez Bravo.
At the end, as usual, the President of the Center will offer a wine to the attendees in which it is possible that there will be Asturian products, specifically brought for the occasion.
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a nobleman and military man of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He received the nickname “Great Captain” for his military and diplomatic successes in the service of the Catholic Monarchs in the conquest of Granada and the War of Naples. He is credited with technical and tactical innovations with which he modernized an agile army capable of defeating the armored soldiers of the Middle Ages. His new conception of infantry sowed the seeds for the formation of the Tercios de Flandes, the elite military units of the Spanish monarchy during the 16th and 17th centuries.
