We offer this collection of images that speak of the significance of water in the collective imagination of Aragon and its influence on daily life and culture of this land.
His very name, Aragón, derived from an ancient word, ARA, most likely related to the water.
The river Ebro between Ranillas and Pilar
© 2005 Private collection Javier Mendivil
If on the right bank the Pilar means the city
religious, administrative, industrial and economic center. The left bank represents nature and life
A deep grove of trees separated the river from the orchard, serving as a sponge and reservation in the periodic avenues.
The river Ebro between Ranillas and Pillar
© 2005 Private collection Javier Mendivil
The Stone Bridge, magnificent gateway to the city, has seen countless people and goods pass through over the centuries, food and materials to build the city.
At the beginning of the 19th century it still preserved the customs houses to collect the taxes that were used for its maintenance.
The river Ebro between Ranillas and Pilar
© 2005 Private collection Javier Mendivil
The living Ebro is a source of food for all types of species, allowing quality fishing.
Famous were the eels that came up through it, and whose capture served as sustenance for numerous Zaragoza families.
The construction of reservoirs ended these jobs and the source of income of these families.
This information is illustrative and does not mean that everyone who mentions the water is its owner, but can occur anywhere in the world, selfish beings, who claim their exclusive property and the right to invade other nations to seize it.
- Zaragoza before 1908
- The Imperial Canal of Aragon: Zaragoza fourth largest rivers
- Zaragoza in the decade from 1900 to 1910
- Zaragoza in the decade from 1910 to 1920
- Zaragoza in the decade from 1920 to 1930
- Zaragoza in the decade from 1930 to 1940
- Zaragoza in the decade from 1940 to 1950
- Zaragoza in the decade from 1950 to 1960
- Introduction to water
- Legends on Water and the river Ebro
- Drinking water
- Water Adventure
- Enjoy the water
- Exhibition 1908: School of Arts and Crafts
- Exhibition 1908: Provincial Museum
Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, Geology, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiary that lives in its monuments.
The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo, Monegros or by opposition the Ebro.
Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon.