What is Almazán?
[[File:Almazan puerta de la Villa.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Almazán]] [[Image:Flag Almazán.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Almazán.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Almazán''' is a [[city]] in [[Castilla y León]], in [[Spain]]. The city name comes from [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. There it means ''The fortified place''. It is located about 32&nbsp;km south of the capital of the province ([[Valladolid]]), and about 192&nbsp;km from [[Madrid]]. Today, about 5.700 people live there. The city has a long history. In it, the [[Pedro IV]] of Aragon and [[Enrique II]] of Castilla signed the [[truce]] between [[Castillla]] and [[Aragon]]. [[Juan Hurtado de Mendoza]] was the [[majordomo]] of king [[Enrique III]]. The king [[Enrique IV of Castilla]] gave the city to him. He also got to supervise the city. Later the duchy was divided into two different parts. The city itself was governed by the ''Alcalde Mayor''. He was helped by a committee of people from the city (3 noblemen, and 3 from the Hidalgo class). The city belonged to the county of [[Altamira]]. The counts descended from Hernando de Mendoza. [[Diego Laínez]] was a [[Jesuit]] [[monk]] who was born in the city. He was a companion to San [[Ignacio de Loyola]]. He also succeeded him as head of the [[Society of Jesus]], a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] religious order. Laínez later had a large influence in the [[Council of Trent]]. Most of the city is built in a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style. There are also some examples of [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]], [[Renaissance]] and [[Gothic art]] styles. Some of the notable buildings are: *St. Michael's church, an example of Romanesque architecture *St. Vincent's church, as an example of Romanesque architecture. It has been converted. It is a culture hall today. *The hermit's place of Jesus of Nazareth == Other websites == * [http://www.lafronteradelduero.com/paginas/almazan_sanmiguel.html El Románico de la ribera del Duero] {{in lang|es}} * [http://www.arquivoltas.com/13-Soria/01-AlmazanSMiguel1.ht