Plaza Mayor Don Rafael Ayerbe

In the heart of the town of Alquézar, the old Plaza Mayor, and today called Mosén Rafael Ayerbe; this character, who served as a priest in Alquézar in the early twentieth century, was able to create a new almond tree graft better adapted to the climatic conditions of the area and from which a variety of almond called largueta or desmayo is obtained. It is a beautiful and secluded arcaded square, under whose arcades, some with semicircular arches and others with lintels, were located the merchants and artisans who sold their products from the plains and mountains. Alquézar came to have the privilege of holding a weekly market and an annual fair since 1528, the year in which Charles V approved this concession to the town. This fact allowed Alquézar to begin a new stage of splendor and flourishing.