The Plaza de España

From Plaza de Abajo to Plaza de Silos, passing through Plaza de la Constitución to become Plaza de España. This square is currently the nerve center of the town, although it is not located in the oldest nucleus, but is part of the urban expansion area that was created from the fourteenth century. The Plaza Mayor or Plaza del Sitjar has an irregular and complex floor plan. It is characterized by its beautiful arcades and its accesses under covered walkways. It is the place in the town that has changed its name the most times. In the oldest documentation it appears as Plaza de Bau (from below) in relation to the disappeared Plaza de Arriba, where the old Gothic church was located, on top of which the current parish church was built. During the 18th century it was called Plaza de los Silos (Silos Square), since underneath it were kept the silos where the foodstuffs that were collected as tribute were kept. In the 19th century and during the first decades of the 20th century, it was referred to as Plaza Mayor. In 1931, after the promulgation of the Republican Constitution, it was called the Plaza de la Constitución. In 1938, when the Francoist groups entered the town, it was baptized as Plaza de España. This is the name that is used today. Under the arcades of the Plaza was located the market. It was also the place where the Justice conducted the trials in full view of everyone and where the neighborhood met in assembly. For years, the heifers were held here. Today, the market is held here every Wednesday of the year.