What is Monzón?
{{redlinks|date=February 2013}} [[File:Castillo de Monzon (15530066601).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Monzón's castle]] [[Image:Bandera de Monzon.svg|right|150px]] [[Image:Escudo de Monzón.svg|right|90px]] '''Monzón''' is a [[city]] in [[Aragón]], in [[Spain]]. It is about 60&nbsp;km east of the capital of the province ([[Huesca]]). As of the 2010 census, 17,115 people lived there. The city has a long history. In it, the [[James I of Aragon]] was trained in its [[Monzón castle|castle]] by the [[knights templar]], being a strategic spot between Segre and [[Cinca River (Spain)|Cinca]] valleys. Furthermore, the city owned the [[Aragonese corts]] in many times. [[Cardinal Richelieu]] and [[Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares]] signed a [[Treaty of Monçon|treaty]] here, ending the conflict over [[Valtelline]] in 1626. In the present, Monzón has a sporty tradition, with its slogan ''Monzón, cuna de deportistas'' (Monzón, birthplace of sportmen). Among them are [[Conchita Martínez]], the only Spanish woman to win the most important and ancient tournament in tennis, [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], and [[Eliseo Martín]], bronze medal winner in the 3000m steeplechase in the Paris World Championships (2003) - the only non African athlete to get a medal in those Champìonships since [[1993]]. But Monzon has also been home to Olympic athletes, including [[Javier Moracho]] (110 m hurdles) - Spanish record holder for almost 20 years - the decathlete [[Álvaro Burrell]], and the renowned pole vaulter [[Javier Gazol]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Monzon}} [[Category:Municipalities in Aragon]] [[Category:Settlements in Huesca]] [[Category:Cities in Aragon]]