Spain, Way and Art: Agüero, Huesca
Within the so-called Hoya de Huesca, the zone that includes the Mallos -impressing rock formations of antediluvian origin- acquires, without a doubt, a transcendence and a special significance, not only for the magnificence of a landscape that draws attention to the spectator. , but, also, because from its surroundings emerged, back in the 12th century, the figure of a Magister or a very particular stonework guild, which extended its peculiar vision of the style of the pilgrimage also to the adjacent provinces.
I refer, of course, to the so-called Master of Agüero, whose identity, after the centuries, continues to be a real mystery.
Mystery that, hypothetically speaking, may be related to a curious graffiti that, as part of that impressive mosaic of stonemasonry testimonies that can be seen in the church of Santiago, is repeated ad nauseam, especially in the apse area.
But this, without a doubt, is just one more of the enigmas that surround, as I say, this charismatic region, known during the Middle Ages with the significant name of the Kingdom of Mallos, formed, along with Agüero, by several peoples of the zone, such as Riglos, Ayerbe or Murillo de Gállego.
A look at these monumental rock formations, makes good, of course, the significant phrase of Ramón J. Sender, who described them as sentinels of the hosts of the Devil.
And it is that, being Spain a country of myths and legends, the zone, without doubt, lends itself to the locals, observing the capricious form that Nature was kind enough to grant, they will not hesitate for a moment to associate the place with all kinds and variety of fantastic and legendary beings, among which there must be plenty of characters so abundant in stories and legends; characters, on the other hand, who were the object of the attention and study of anthropologists and historians of the stature of Julio Caro Baroja -for example, Magical Lives and Inquisition-: the witches and their fascinating world.
The microcosm constituted by the population of Agüero, hugs the shelter, as I say, of these impressive rock formations, whose single vision awakens a multitude of impressions in the spectator.
Notable, likewise, are its two jewels of Romanesque origin: the churches of San Salvador and Santiago, both dated in the twelfth century, although the first one barely retains the cover.
And even this one, can induce - by the way of fitting and because the message and the tillage do not belong, a priori, to the same school as that of the Master of Agüero - the suspicion that, really, it did not belong to this temple and yes , perhaps, to some other of the small towns around.
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Hola @juancar347,me gustan tus post porque de cierta manera viajamos junto a ti y tenemos referencia de diferentes lugares , también me gustan tus fotos , en ellas veo muchos detalles .
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Muchas gracias, amiga @martha75. Me alegra que sirvan como buena referencia. Un abrazo
Hola juancar! Veo que has estado por la provincia! Espero que hayas disfrutado mucho de nuestra tierra, Bonitas fotos de agüero y sus mallos!
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Hola, @serlanvet. ¿Cómo no iba disfrutar de tu tierra, si tiene en abundancia todo lo que a mí me gusta?. Todavía me queda mucho por explorar, pero todo se andará. Saludos
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