Remains of the walls

The wall visible here belonged to the walls of the medieval citadel of Mazaleón. The citadel was a fortified precinct that included the church and the castle within its boundaries. Outside the citadel lay other areas, such as the cemetery, the Arab quarter and the Jewish quarter.

The medieval cemetery was located near the castle and was used until the end of the 19th century, when a rock fell from the castle and partially destroyed it. Today, on that same site stand the old schools, which were built in 1919.

This wall belonged to the walls of the medieval citadel of Mazaleón, contemporary with the construction of the church in the mid-14th century, when the town depended on the archbishopric of Zaragoza following a donation by Alfonso II in 1175. The Carta de población was granted to Mazaleón in 1213.

The Arab quarter of la Ombría is the oldest area of the town and still displays the network of winding, labyrinthine streets characteristic of Arab architecture. After the Christian conquest, the buildings in this quarter were modified in the Gothic style, and the former casa del Concejo was erected, of which a pointed arch survives.

The Jewish area occupied one side of the current Calle de Abajo, where houses with internal courtyards and washhouses typical of Jewish homes can still be found.

The extended area outside the citadel displays Gothic-style elements inside the houses, which were later remodelled in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries. These architectural details provide a glimpse of the evolution and history of architecture in Mazaleón over the centuries.