Medinaceli
Medinaceli | |
---|---|
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Website | Official website |
Medinaceli (pronounced [meðinaˈθeli]) is a municipality and town in the province of Soria, in Castile and León, Spain. The municipality includes other villages like Torralba del Moral.
Etymology
Its name derives from the Arabic مدينة سالم madīnat salīm, which was named after the Masmuda Berber family of the Banū Salīm.[2]
History
Situated at the confluence of the rivers
Main sights
The Toro Jubilo annually occurs in Medinaceli, in which crowds of participants taunt a bull with balls of burning tar or turpentine (called "pitch") attached to its horns.
Medinaceli is home to the only three-gated
The castle of Medinaceli served as the residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli until the Ducal Palace (Palacio Ducal) was used for this purpose.
Other buildings include the Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, whose abbots fought with the
The town is also listed as a Camping Aire, suitable for motorhomes, in Vicarious Media "All the Aires in Spain". The aire is on a plateau next to a small water tower and affords magnificent panoramic views. The town is a very short walk from the aire.
-
Roman arch (1st century AD).
-
Colegiata.
-
Cross in a square.
-
Convent of Santa Isabel.
-
Old town hall (today tourism office).
-
Beaterio de San Ramón.
"Fire Bull" festival
The "Toro Jubilo" or "Toro de Fuego" is a festival that takes place in Medinaceli. The festival is a symbolic ritual celebrating a victory against the Carthaginians in the city of Elche.[3] During this festival, a bull is tied to a post. Balls of tar are then placed on each horn of the bull and lit.The bull is then released in the square, which has five lit bonfires symbolizing five martyrs. [4]
Animal rights group
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ISBN 2-85744-319-6.
- ^ "Cuando los toros fueron un arma de guerra". 9 September 2014.
- ^ Toro Jubilo
- ^ PETA, Bulls Tortured With Fire in Sadistic Spanish Festival!
- ^ 'Toro Jubilo' 2011 en Medinaceli, on YouTube