Cossonda in the Kingdom of Aragon (1119-1707)

<body bgcolor="#000000"> <div class=Section1> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">We began this chapter in 1119 with the incorporation of Quswilda to the Kingdom of Aragon on the part of the king Alphonse I. In principle also it is gotten up to the Bishopric of Sigonsa.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Thus in 1121 takes place the Battle of Cutanda, near Calamocha, that lays the ways of the South and assures the lands already incorporates. For that reason Alphonse I of Aragon grants, among other towns, to Cossonda the Letter of Repopulation in 1125, and restock the town with bearnese and bigordans and in smaller part with navarrese and aragonese habitants of the mountains.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1127 Cossonda enter, to the present time, in the Bishopric of Saragossa, Archbishopric from 1318.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="ES-TRAD"> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1132 Ramiro II of Aragon grants the first Law of Daroca and in 1142 Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Prince of Aragon renews the Law of Daroca granted by his father-in-law of the following way:</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="PT"><font size="2">"<i>Ego, comes Raymundus Barcilonensis et princeps Aragone, concedo et otorgo istam cartam et istum forum et quidquid boni invenerint de his decem annis et do illis istos terminos de Vila Feliç ad Altea, a Cemballe, a Cubedo, a Cubillego, a Zafra, a Rodenas, a Sancta Maria , a Castiell Sauib, a Demuz, a Serreilla, ad Alpont, a la Cirab, a Tor Alba, a Montan, a Linares, a Rio de Martin, ad Vesa, a Fonte de Tossos, a Villa Nova, a Longares, a Cosuelda, a Codo, a Miedes, istas prenominatas cum suis terminis. Sunt testes: Lop Lopet, Artal, Arpa, Fortun Aztenaret, Garcia sanz de Vesa, Deus Adiuda, Pedro Martin, señior de Almaçan, Analdus Estopa [nnan], Guillen de [Sobirat] Berenguer de Barcilone, Mir de Luçan, Fortun Garces, maiordomo, Ernes Sanç de Siarç. Sancius Enegones, senior de Daroca, Bernardus, episcopus Cesaraugustanus. </i></font></span><i> <font size="2"><span lang="IT">Dominante comité Raimundo in Barcilona et in Aragona et in Cesaraugusta. Regnante imperatore Leonis in Toleto et in Soria et in Calaforra et in tota Castella. </span></font><span lang="PT"> <font size="2">Facta carta mense novembris, era M C LXXXª.</font></span></i></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="PT" style="font-style: italic"> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">S [signo] Raimundi Comes. Signum regis [signo] Ildefonsi. </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"><i> <span lang="PT"><font size="2">Qui voluerit corrumpere hanc cartam vel confringere rupta sint viscera eius et veniat super illum maledictio Dei et Sante Marie [et omnium ] sanctorum [et sit] male dictus et anatematizatus cum Juda traditore et cum Datam et Abiron in inferno habeat mansionem. </font></span></i> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2"><i>Amen.</i>”</font></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">That it means: "I, Ramon, count of Barcelona and prince of Aragon, grant this letter and this law and any good that they have been acquiring for ten years and I give these terms them from Villafeliche to Atea, to Cimballa, to Cubel, to Cubillejo, to Safra, to Rodenas, to Sainte Maria of Albarrasin, to Castelfabib, to Ademus, to Serrilla, to Alpuente, to Cirad, to Torralba, to Monton, to Linars, to Martin of Rio, to Ossa, to Tosos, to Villanueva, to Longars, to Cossonda, to Codos, to Miedes these indicated towns and their terms. They are witnesses: Lope Lopez, Artal, Arpa, Fortun Aznar, Garcia Sanz of Vesa, with the aid of God, Peter Martin, Mr. of Almassan, Arnalt Estopinyan, William of Sobirat, Berenguer of Barcelona, Mir of Lussan, Fortun Garces, butler, Enego Sanz of Siare, Sancho Eneguez, Mr. of Daroca, Bernardine, bishop of Saragossa. Sending count Ramon in Barcelona, Aragon and Saragossa. Reigning the emperor of Leon in Toledo, Soria, Calahorra and all Castile. Made the letter in the month of November of the year 1142.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="IT"><font size="2">Sign of count Ramon. Sign of king Al</font></span><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">ph</span><span lang="IT">ons</span><span lang="EN-GB">e</span></font><span lang="IT"><font size="2">.</font></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">If somebody wanted to corrupt or to destroy this letter their entrails are broken and come on him the curse from God and Sainte Maria and all the Saints and are damn and anathematize how Judas the traitor and with Satan and Abiron has its dwelling in hell, Amen."</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">At the beginning of the 13<sup>th</sup> century when going from Saragossa to Valencia the king Sir James I of Aragon sleep in Carignena, spending the night its archers in Cossonda. In that time the Kingdom is divided in Merinads and Baileis. </font> </span><font size="2">Cossonda is in the Merinad of Daroca.</font></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1242 the organization of the Community of Villages of Daroca is a fact, Sir James I of Aragon authorizes to the villages his meetings separately of the villa and without presence of his representatives. This act and others until 1271 suppose the foundation of the Community. This was a true state within another then, being based on the Law of 1142, established its own control systems, with its officials who met in "plegas", had representation in Courts separately of the Villa. </font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1256 Sir James I of Aragon approves the division of the Community of Villages of Daroca in 5 "Sesmas", belonging Cossonda to the one of the Field of Langa. </font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1291 Sir Alphonse II of Aragon grants to the Luna's Dominion the villa of Almonacid of the Sierra, that until then had been of the King, how Cossonda. At the end of this century the Kingdom is divided in Sobrejunteries. Cossonda is in the one of Daroca. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In June of 1357 Sir Peter IV of Aragon visits Cossonda and presides the day 30 the first Courts of Aragon that was printed, celebrated in the Church of Sainte Maria in Carignena. But the February 20<sup>th</sup> of 1363 the invasion of Castile arrives at Cossonda, where the Castilian army and the reinforcements sent by Sir Peter IV of Aragon are joined. The town is destroyed totally, as well as Aguaron, Encinacorba and Panissa. The population takes refuge in Carignena. The war continues until the April 16<sup>th</sup> of 1363 when Sir Peter I of Castile takes Carignena, after two months of battles in the region, and commands to cut the ears, the nose and the hands to the people who were there.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The town begins to construct again slowly and at the end of this century it thinks that  the Archbishop of Saragossa, Sir Garcia Fernandez de Heredia, commands to reconstruct the Castle of Cossonda, although some historians date it from the following century.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt">  </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In July of 1411 dies without descendants Sir Martin I of Aragon. Sir Anthony of Luna, Sir of Almonacid of the Sierra, is allied with the Count of Urgell, candidate to the Crow of Aragon, and in these lands they plot the murder of the Archbishop of S</font><span style="color:#FFFFFF"><font size="2">aragossa, that supported to Sir Ferdinand of Antequera. The murder is consumed the August 1<sup>st</sup>, between Ricla and the Almunia of Ms. Godina. Later, when leaving chosen Sir Ferdinand in the Commitment of Casp how King, this one confiscates all the wealth of the Luna, in Almonacid of the Sierra, please the Urrea, Counts of Aranda, that yes that had supported to him. </font></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1463 Aragon is divided in 12 Sobrecullidas, division of administrative character, the Community of Villages of Daroca, and Cossonda with it, enter politically in the Sobrecullida of Daroca. </font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The November 2<sup>nd</sup> of 1495 the censors of Sir Ferdinand II of Aragon visit Cossonda, giving their visit the following relation:</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">SOBRECULLIDA DE DAROCA</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">COMISARIO: PEDRO CAPDEVILA, Ciudadano de Çaragoça</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">NOTARIO: FRANCISCO VILANOVA</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">COSUENDA</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Aldea de Daroca</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>41 Fuegos</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">RVC: Hon. Mossen Miguel Thomas, JD: Domingo Bernabeu - Domingo Valles, TT: Anthon Aviego /a/, notario - Johan Serrano, escudero del comisario.</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=PT style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:PT;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Mossen Miguel Thomas, vicario</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=PT style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:PT;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Domingo Bernabeu</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=PT style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:PT;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Berthomeu de Xorcas</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Gonçalbo Lazaro</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Domingo Julian</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=FR style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Miguel Quentin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=FR style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Vicent</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Johan Castilla</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Pero Riella</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Johan Lorent</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Anthon de Luecha</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Johan Pelexero</font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Jayme Serrano</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Pero Perez</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan de Vergada</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Domingo Cibrian</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Sancho</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Quentin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Serrano</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Pero Ferrandez</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Martín d'Alegria</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan de Luecha</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Miguel Crabero</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Manso</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Crabero</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan Pascual</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan de Val</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Pero Felipe</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Miguel Ximeno</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Anthon Climent</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Simon de Segura</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Anthon Royo</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Pedro de Gurita, pelayre</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Jayme Pardo</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Johan de Lope</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Blas de Langa</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Simont Lazaro</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Mingo Xarch</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Domingo Valles</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Pascual Ximeno</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>Mingo Naharro</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The census of 1510 gives for Cossonda a population of 35 houses. This year attends a representative of Cossonda the "Plega" of the Community of Daroca celebrated in Villarreal of Orba. The following year it attends another representative of Cossonda the "Plega" of the Community of Daroca celebrated in Baguena.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The February 14<sup>th</sup> of 1526 Sir Charles I of Aragon order in all the Kingdom the conversion of the Aragonese Muslims to the Christianity, order that seems not to have value in our town by the lack of documentation of these, but that even so we reviewed by the important floating population of Muslim religion that yes that we have certainty that was in the town.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1528 attends a representative of Cossonda to the "Plega" of the Community of Daroca celebrated in Romans. Shortly after the Rector Mosen Exarcos begins the first five books conserved of the church.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The January 18<sup>th</sup> of 1532 the inspector of the Archdiocese, in vacant seat by the death of the Archbishop Sir John of Aragon, Mosen Francisco Torrellas says in its decree of pastoral visit: "Is the town of Cossonda constituted by a nucleus of 45 or 50 neighbours with its Juries for the civil regime, its small hospital for patients and sojourners, their parochial church located in the high and its hermitage erected in honour to Saint John". With this the Rector Mosen Exarcos initiates the five books of this Parish, although all he makes think that a long time ago he worked canonically because same Mr. Torrellas alludes to the had thing in the other previous visits and counting whereupon he had been many years explains the existence of the Parochial temple with his four altars, the hermitage of Saint John with his holder and the Rectorial house with his property for dowry in addition to the primities and the tithes that were paid for sustenance of the cult.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1536 are certificated an orchard and olives to the cult of Saint Michael . </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1541 the census gives for Cossonda a population of 37 houses.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">On half of the 16<sup>th</sup> century dates the experts the writing from an aljamied manuscript, in language of Latin root (in this case Aragonese with words common to Castile) with Arabic characters, in that his transcriptor seems to be of our town, if we give faith to the possessive signature that heads the codex, </font> </span><b><font size="2"><span lang="ES-TRAD"> نخساعصثىيش طشلاي شممشا</span></font></b><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB"> (<i>Koshuwenda 'Abd Allâh</i>), that it means "Abdala of Cossonda", although also could have Cossonda how Arab last name then in the census of 1495 in Alfamen we have at <i>Braez d’Alcosuende</i> and at <i>Alii d’Alcosuende</i>. This manuscript (Junta XXVI, folios from 31 to 84) that sand how </span><b><span lang="PT">ثءفث ثء شمضعهفثلا ضعثءفش ثى ثم ثم ؤخىفخ يث يع م ؤشقىشهى</span></b></font><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2"> (<i>Exte ex alquiteb quextá en él el conto de Du-l-carnáin</i>)  that it means "This one is the book that is in him the calculation of Alexander the Great" it had to use this such Abdala to predict the future by average of the astrology because it is enunciating the virtues and lack of all the signs of the zodiac.</font></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In year 1559 is recognized and landmarked the Meadow of Cossonda, "la Bovería", on the part of its commissioners, notaries and juries of the town. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"><font size="2">In 1572 enters Rector in Cossonda </font> <span lang="ES-TRAD"><font size="2">Mosen Jerónimo Miravete</font></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="ES-TRAD"> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1578 the companions of the king Sir Philip I of Aragon visit Cossonda. They count the chronicles that to them the attention called the wealth and exuberance of its mounts, and that contemplated the houses that formed the town, being these grouped on the base of the Church Parochial and formed the helmet by present "Serretas", the slopes of "los Narros", "l'Amargura" and "l'Hospital" and "l'Estrecho l'Olmo", to which added in this century "la Calle Nueva" and "la Carrera Auguarón", by the increase to 74 houses in 1578. Also urbanizes the old "Fosal de San Juan" for zone of market outdoors, "la Plaza'l Mercáu", and the helmet absorbs the hermitage of Saint John, that was in the outskirts of the town, where now is "la Casa Lugar".</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">This Hermitage had a small bell on the door and in the interior three altars: the one of the middle dedicated to the holder Saint John Evangelist, the one of the side of the epistle of figure with an image of Our Lady of golden sculpture, and to the other side a picture on table representing Sainte Anne and a sculpture of  Saint Nicholas. The walls that closed the enclosure had a simple ornamentation.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFFFF;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]><font size="2"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The parochial church was on a small plateau. In its tower, the present "Lisalta", were two bells and two small bells. Another small bell was placed in a window of the choir. Inside of the church there were four altars, the one of the center dedicated to Sainte Maria and painted on linen cloth or table with a wood tabernacle adorned by four turned columns and two angels who took the attributes of the passion. In the side of the Gospel it was the altar dedicated to Saint Blas, painted on linen cloth. More ahead it was the altar of Saint Bernabeu, also painted, and finally most modern dedicated to Saint Michael, represented in a linen cloth in which the final judgment is sketched. Of the images of sculpture at this time only there were two in the parochial temple: The small crucifix of the sacristy and the one greater in the choir of plateresc style.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFFFF;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]><font size="2"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The May 13<sup>th</sup> of 1585 are approved by Mr. Alonso Gregorio the arrangements of the Brotherhood of Saint John in the Hermitage. This same year visits the Region Sir Philip I of Aragon, spending the night in Cossonda, and surrender to him great tributes in Carignena with two wine sources, one of white and another of red.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1586 is elevated canonically the Brotherhood of the Saint Rosary in the Church and is acquired the image of sculpture, rich ornamented with a golden mantle in the style of the epoch. The first Sunday of October is released the sculptural image that at the moment honours still the Brotherhood of the Rosary, and the Reverend Father Pedro Nogueras, Dominican Monk of the Monastery of our Lady of the Consolation of Gotor, it erects the brotherhood to which gave to his name all the neighbours of this town. Contemporary to the foundation of this brotherhood was the one of the Sweet Name of Jesus in the Hermitage that is only known by some incidental appointment and by later to have had a chaplaincy under the same invocation.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">At the end of this century the old Abbey is replaced, to the left of  "la Cuesta l'Amargura", by "la Casa Retorial", in "la Replaceta'l Cura ".</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1600 the old altar of Saint Bernabeu is replaced in the church, that was painted in the wall, and is placed the bust of sculpture of the Saint. Also is placed the bust of Saint John in the Hermitage. At the moment one keeps from then: the bells, that although fused repeated times must conserve the bronze of the primitive ones, the parochial cross of first class, and the ordinary; one cope incarnated of velvet worked with some other ornament of less value, the picture of Saint Blas who venerates in the present church, the small crucifix of the sacristy and the greater one placed in the high part of the main altar of the present church, the bust of Saint Bernabeu that now removes in thunderstorms, the one of Saint John of "l'Armita" and the Virgin of the Rosary that venerates the Brotherhood, that is the one that more merit has after the Crucifix of the greater altar how old sculpture. The other pictures, sculpture, images and jewels belong to the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> centuries.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">This same year attend 2 representatives of Cossonda to the "Plega" of the Community of Daroca celebrated in Panissa and in 1602 an others 2 to the "Plega" of the Community of Daroca celebrated in Carignena.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In June of 1602 the Rector Mosen Jerónimo Miravete, for health reasons, must resign to his position in favour of his nephew Mosen Domingo Miravete, but continuous living in the town.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1603 attends a representative of Cossonda to the "Plega" of the Community of Daroca celebrated in Carignena.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1609 becomes effective the order of Philip II of Aragon of the expulsion of all the Aragonese moresques who inhabit the Kingdom, that although to Cossonda seems to be that it does not influence to him demographically, unless we take like own to Abdala of Cossonda and other possible neighbours from its religion, if that influences to him economically, since these removed from the red earths of underneath of "la Lisalta" the argillaceous material with which soon they worked in his potters in Almonacid of the Sierra, paying for that reason and moreover helping in works of construction of houses, or greater works, as the mudejar hand that exists in the reconstruction of this tower, working in the field, creating drains, etc... So that it serves as example of the demographic disaster that only supposed in the Region was necessary to see as they were left the towns near, in Alfamen were left 3 houses, in Almonacid similar, in Longars 16, in Panissa 86, in Messalocha expelled 85, in Muel 306 and in Carignena from 600 houses were left 365. This year the country lets organize themselves in Sobrecullidas and now it does in Districts, belonging to us the one of Daroca, what does not vary of limits.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFFFF;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">To firsts of February of 1619 the Rector Mosen Domingo Miravete is named Canon of Our Lady of the Pilar and begins to govern the parish Mosen Pablo García Romeo, born in Belchite between 1590 and 1592.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1621 Don Francisco de Miravete y Balaguer publishes in Saragossa the "Certamen de San Ramón" in whom it honours to its uncle Mosen Jerónimo Miravete. The following year, the June 2<sup>nd</sup> of 1622 passes away this one in Cossonda, being buried its corpse in the right side of the greater altar towards the chapel of Saint Blas of the old church having put itself a black tablet whit their name. When building itself by the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century the new parochial church was transferred to this one their rests, that still rests in the presbytery of the church next to the chapel of the Heart of Maria under a black tablet. Leaves in its testament 500 "sueldos" for positions and of them they paid to 25 "sueldos" every year for a teacher of children, also it leaves other 500 "sueldos" so that its rent was every year destined to equip to one poor maid daughter from Cossonda, other 500, to help students of grammar, other 500 to celebrate a celebration to Saint Hyeromite every year, and, finally, properties to equip with splendour two chaplaincies that ordered their heirs who founded on this parish how in effect they founded of due form. A singular detail it deserves to mention and he is the one of which in its testament it gives to its heirs faculty to modify and to revoke its dispositions and in spite of it, all of them faithfully they were fulfilled.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">From 1630 Mosen Pablo García Romeo begins to give form to which it would be "la Unión". Supply 500 shields to the municipality for the start up of some system that cushions the poverty. The Council asks for the constitution of a "cambra" of wheat, but although this one undone it does not convince to him, thinking that the "cambras" more than remedy of poor men is his to perdition. The idea went up to around more to him to have seasonings well the fallows, thing that was solved with the possession of mules. The idea takes shape in the formation of a cooperative of farmers who recovered the mules died without excessive costs, single paying five shields to enter. He communicates his idea and to some it seems to them and to the majority laughter thing well, mainly to the rich ones, reason why it resorts to the bilbilitan Juan de Eraso, influential personage in the Region, so that he does that he donates other 500 shields, of the parish priest, if the Council financed with other 500. Part of an initial capital of 1500 shields and the parish priest goes away to Valladolid where it spends 1000 shields in 18 mules. Although in the beginning only 8 are placed, little by little, with conditions of payment to three years and in three equal parts, the others are placed, being in the operation will a superavit of 300 shields. Soon the censals how sources were had income, that were ones debt titles. The interests generated by these would grant to the "unido" up to 50 shields by mule who passed away or 18 shields by ox, since the proprietor remained with the meat and the skin of this last one. To avoid the embargoes of the mounts by possible debts of the farmer the property remembered these for "la Unión" and usufruct for the farmer.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">In 1646 the District of Daroca happens to be called Vereda of Daroca. </font></span> <font size="2">Cossonda follows in her. The population is of 71 houses.</font></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> <font size="2">In 1647 Mosen Pablo García Romeo it commands to print in the factories of Diego Dormer "Ordinaciones de la Unión de Labradores del Lugar de Cosuenda, instituida por el Lic. Pablo García Romeo, Retor de él, y por sus Jurados, Concejo y Universidad. Dirigidas al Excelentísimo é Ilustrísimo Sr. D. Juan Cebrián, Arzobispo de Zaragoza, del Consejo de Estado de S. M., Virrey de Aragón. </font></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #FFFFFF"> <font size="2">Zaragoza, por Diego Dormer", in folio of 20 paragraphs.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The August 4<sup>th</sup> of this year becomes public instrument of the Institution and Ordinations of "la Unión" of Farmers in Cossonda before the Notary of Aguaron, Sir Pedro Gimeno, and the October 10<sup>th</sup> and before the same Notary Sir Gimeno the instituyent and the chapter of "la Unión" corrected and amended the first ordinations with the additions and modifications that the practice advised arriving up to twenty-eight the ordinations.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The October 16<sup>th</sup> of 1647 begin to work officially "la Unión" because the first meeting of the associate is held, on one third part of the farmers of Cossonda, poorest, than help the parish priest to solve the problems that were arising in the project. They are solved the amounts of entrance, 5 shields by mule and 25 reals by ox, that became tensile to the spouse but not to the heirs, whom if they wanted to enter they had to return to pay the quota for the cavalries that inherited. In order to avoid problems of lack of liquidity they are solved the imposition of possible special taxes based on the number of had animals and in equal relation from 2 oxen to one mule. The problem of the lack of currency, because almost all the transactions were made by means of the exchange, was solved with "El Campo la Unión", that would be worked and harvested in common and thus it would be faced to the special taxes since it was easier to pay in work that in money.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">As from 1649 it begins to give to fruits "la Unión" with an excellent harvest. With which it is taken shelter in "el Campo la Unión" is paid the mules and still seedtime exceeds for cereal loans or to take care of the necessities of the poor farmers in exchange by work. When this field enters in the heat of operation qualifies three barns guarded with three keys and thus a part of cereal could be distributed between the farmers that needed it to seed, with a small rate and to give back with facilities, two "almudes" by "cafíz". Another part was reserved to sell and for the more needed farmers, those than were going without mule and with a hoe to work to "el Campo la Unión", 3 "cafíces" of alms to the year. Also existed problems how the doubts that infected those that did not belong to "la Unión" to "los Unidos" on the benefits, thing that corrected the chaplain promising to pay the work to the farmers who went to "el Campo la Unión" without taking part the result of the harvest and putting of its part until completing the amount of 100 "cafíces". This one manages before the Archbishop of Saragossa, Sir Juan Cebrián, who can be worked the communitarian field without neglecting the religious obligations and gives license to "los Unidos" to work "el Campo la Unión"" in Sundays and he awards to them with 40 days of indulgence. Also it considers pain of excommunication to which they harm this work taking part of the harvest. For example in 1649 took shelter 63 "cafíces" of wheat in "el Campo la Unión", reason why the parish priest had to give 37, but he elevated its contribution up to 50, to which the town council responded with others 25. This animated to numerous farmers who still did not comprise of "la Unión", which they asked for its entrance and he was granted to them with the contribution of two "medias" of wheat by person.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFFFF;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font size="2"><font color="#FFFFFF">In 1654 it is published, printed in the factories of Diego Dormer and costing 5000 shields, the "</font><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Tratado de la execución de la unión, tesoro y reparo de Labradores del Lugar de Cosuenda. Dedicado al Supremo Hacedor de todas las cosas, Dios, y á su Divina Providencia. </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #FFFFFF">Zaragoza, por Diego Dormer</span></font><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">", in sheet of paper, with the idea to promote its extension by all kingdom. In him says that the main positions are the butlers in charge of the collection and administration of rents and that were chosen annually by General Assembly the days of Christmas and New Year, giving the accounts and without being able to return to leave in 10 years. The three keys of the File were left one in being able of the butlers, another one in being able of the Greater Jury of the town and the other in being able of the Rector of the Parish, having themselves that to join the three obligatorily in order to open it. Another condition it said that in case of finalizing of "la Unión" the half of the capital was reserved for masses for its soul and the other half for the poor men of the town, and also says that although only there was a person interested in the continuity of "la Unión", was enough by itself and it remained yet interest of "la Unión". Each mule would have to work a certain cereal extension in the municipal term, 6 "jubadas" or yokes of land of 4 "rejas" or annual workings, each ox 3 "jubadas" of 4 "rejas". In case of not having that surface would be possible to be completed to reason of 1200 stocks by "jubada" of 3 "rejas".</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The January 17<sup>th</sup> and the February 3<sup>rd</sup> of the year 1669 Mosen Pablo García Romeo and "los unidos" revoke the primitive ordinations and establish other fifteen new that are effective, according to the instrument granted before the Notary of Aguaron Mr. A. Padules.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFFFF;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The August 3<sup>rd</sup> of 1672 pass away in Cossonda Mosen Director Pablo García Romeo, after to have received the Sacraments of the Penance and the Extreme Unction, but not Saint Viatic, when preventing it the vomits of their last infirmity. Their rests were taken to the Hermitage of Saint John in which they received sepulture. Does not have news that of they of there have been exhumates, and therefore, they were due there to be when the Hermitage transformed into jail and bull pens, and there are now converted in dust. Better it honours must have tried the cossondans of the 19<sup>th</sup> century to his mortal rests that the one of being kicked by the bulls with which the town it is amused. Although those of 18<sup>th</sup> century founded an annual anniversary by their soul paid for by "la Unión" of Farmers. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The February 2<sup>nd</sup> of 1673 take possession from the Rectory of Cossonda Mosen José Torres Busal.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">The August 7<sup>th</sup> of 1674 occurs the event of "la Forma Perdida". </font> </span><font size="2">We reproduce a chronicle of the time <span lang="ES-TRAD">“<i>Á pocos anyos que estaba Rector el Dr. Torres baxaban el Viatico de la Yglesia antigua, el día ocho de agosto, digo día siete de agosto de 1.674, para comulgar acá baxo á Ygnacio Lescano, quién murió á el otro día ocho, baxaban el globo con dos formas; la una, para el enfermo; la otra, para la adoración del pueblo: E aquí que se levanta una tempestad furiosa de aire, que las varas del palio hirieron á el Sacerdote en la cabeza. El Sacerdote levantó la mano derecha sobre la capita y cubierta del vaso, o globo, el viento descubre el vaso; arrebata la una Forma. Estubo perdida hasta el otro día. Púsose en penitencia todo el pueblo y buscó con lágrimas á su Dios perdido, hallole un niño hijo d'algo. </i></span><i> <span lang="EN-GB">Y en acción de gracias se hace la fiesta todos los años como el día del Corpus; el Señor hizo un potente sermón y procesión</span></i></font><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">” what it means "To few years that were Rector the Dr Torres lowered the Viatic of the old Church, the day August 8<sup>th</sup>, I say August 7<sup>th</sup> of 1,674, to agree here down to Ygnacio Lescano, who died to other day eight, lowered the globe with two forms; one, to the patient; and another one, for the adoration of the town: and here that rises a furious air storm, that the twigs of the pallium hurt to the Priest in the head. The Priest raised to the right hand on the capita and cover of the glass, or globe, the wind he discovers the glass; arrefute the Form. It was out until the other day. Put in penance all the town and looked for with tears its lost God, it found a boy hidalgo. And in thanksgiving is made the celebration every year as the day of the Corpus; the Gentleman made a powerful sermon and procession". Of similar way talks about to the fact the tile of "el Peirón de la Forma Perdida", located where it was, putting, moreover, the name of the boy who found it, José Vallés, of six years old. This one was the detonating to consider in serious the construction of the new church, since, by the demographic explosion that had supposed "la Unión", the town had crossed to the other side of the river.</font></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1675 attends 1 representative of Cossonda the "Plega" of the Community of Villages of Daroca celebrated in Carignena. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1676, according to the Decree of the Community of Villages of Daroca, to adjust the weights and measures with those of the city of Saragossa, under penalty of infraction of 60 "sueldos". The length unit was the "vara" (0.845 yards), that was divided in 4 "palmos" (0.663 foots) or in 3 "tercias" (0.843 foots). The unit of weight was the "arroba" or "roba" (27.753 pounds.), that was divided in 36 "libras" (0.771 pounds, the present "cuarto y metá"). the "libra" was divided in 12 "onzas" (1.029 ounces) and the "onza" in 16 "adarmes" or "arienzos" (9 carats). The unit of capacity in the barrens was the "cahíz" or "cafiz", that was divided in 8 "medias", and the "media" in 12 "almudes". Also it was the "fanega", that were divided in 4 "cuartales", and the "cuartal" in 4 "cuartillas". The oil was moderate in "arrobas" or "robas" (0.383 bushels), that were divided in 36 "libras" (0.687 pints). The spirit was also moderate in "arrobas" or "robas" (0.367 bushels), that were divided in 36 "libras" (0.651 pints). And the wine in "alqueces" or "nietros" (3.27 bushels), that were divided in 12 "cantaros" (0.272 bushels), and the "cantaro" in 16 "cuartillos" (1.092 pints).</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1681 begins the construction of the new church, putting Mosen José Torres Busal 1000 "jaquesas" pounds and helping the neighbours. The December 15<sup>th</sup> of 1686 the new temple is blessed and the accessories of the old Church to the new one are transferred. Concur to this act the beneficiaries and neighbours of Cossonda, the ecclesiastical Chapters of Aguaron and Almonacid of the Sierra and other many priests, the councils of both his villas and many of his habitants. <i>(To see the Tourist Plane of the Church push </i></font></span><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'> <font size="2"><i> <a target="_blank" title="Push here to see the Turistic Plane of the Church (Original version in castilian)" style="color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="../planodelaiglesia.htm">here</a></i></font></span><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">). (Original version in castilian)</font></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Mosen Jose Torres Busal must put 500 "jaquesas" pounds more to see constructed the new temple by its two defects: 1. Was necessary to have with brick its earth walls and 2. When being getting up next to the river, became all a defense necessary of wall that freed to the temple of possible floods, beginning of the canalization of the river, that when separating the town in two both forced the construction of the two first bridges, the one of "la Plaza", to walkers, very different from how we know it now, and the one of "la Fuente", for cavalries and cars.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">This temple was not as complete as we know it today because the tower was a simple bell tower located to the height of where now it is the clock, lacked the chapels of Saint John, Saint Bernabeu and the Saint Christ, which they were constructed in the following century, but already had its three ships covered by vaults of tube, their cruise crowned by the cupola and its organ, that had of being the same one of the old church, adding to it the pipes.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Also they lacked still the altarpieces and only there was in the presbytery a table altar with its Shrine and the great Crucifix that still exists in the high part of the greater altar, being the same one that was in the Old Church, because their sculptoric characteristics make it previous to the 17<sup>th</sup> century, resembling of the 14<sup>th</sup> or 15<sup>th</sup> centuries. The organization of the altars is was: In the side of the Gospel, the place that now occupies the altar of Saint Ramon, Saint Bernabeu, and to the other side, where now is Saint Anthony of Padova, Saint John of "l'Armita", brought of its temple, reason why supposedly give in so much the Old or High Church like how the Hermitage of Saint John in favour of the new temple.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The October 2<sup>nd</sup> of 1696 Mosen José Torres Busal leave to the Parish of Cossonda in benefit of the one of Saint Paul of Saragossa, leaving 400 "jaquesas" pounds for the construction of the Greater Altar of the new church. Occupies his place his nephew Mosen Juan Bautista Busal, to whom we must to part of our history by its fervor and order in the Parochial File. The March 19<sup>th</sup> of 1697 Mosen Juan Bautista Busal celebrates his first mass how Rector.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:1.0cm'> <span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">At the beginning of the 18<sup>th</sup> century the Altarpiece of the Greater Altar is made placing in its center the Queen of the Angels, titular of the Parish, to the sides the images of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in the high part the old crucifix and on the cornices of the four columns the statues of the four evangelists. Also it did both new altars, one to Saint Bernabeu, that was no more image than the bust lowered of the Old Church, that still removes in thunderstorms, and which it was placed in a provisional altar, where now he is Saint Ramon, although without the second body whom occupies the picture of Sainte Lucy, and another one to Saint John of "l'Armita", with the bust that was in its Hermitage, where now is Saint Anthony of Padova, and that did not have the picture of the Immaculate, aggregate posteriorly.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The images were those that at the moment are in the columns. Cost these altars 500 "jaquesas" pounds each one, being paid for the one of Saint John by the Rectory, and the one of Saint Bernabeu, although nothing consists, had to be paid for by the juries and the town. Therefore was able to make the sculptures of whole body and to carve and to gild rich the altars both, placing them in the testers of the hollow cruise and thus principal filling .</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt">  </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The state of the town in these years was splendid. There were 250 houses, that already extended homogenous to both sides of the River. "la Unión" of Farmers took a mighty life because all the farmers were enrolled, and nonsingle the eighteen mules bought by the Rector Romeo were assured, but all those of the town, as well as the oxen. To a special touch of bell in certain days went "los unidos" to work the fields of the Society. The one that did not go paid ten real of mulct and the one that some promoted controversy twenty. Every year they attended "los unidos" to the celebration of Saint Anthony Abbot, and after the celebration was held the general meeting, of which the butlers were presented the accounts of the previous year and they named charges to the following year.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">In the religious order, was paid to the Rector the tithe, the tenth part of all the fruits, that the one of cereals was paid in the same trashing-floors, the one of the oil in the mill, and those that had sold olives paid it in money, and the one of the grapes had to such take it to the harvesters to wine presses of the Rectory, paying the Rector a money by each "carga", which could take a cavalry, at the moment standardized in 453.6 pounds, how  allowance by weigh it. Soon all the May 3<sup>rd</sup> they took the cattle to "la Casa Lugar" to choose the tithe, that once chosen was custom that the Rector invited a the harvesters. Of this tithe the Rector paid the fourth part to the Archbishop of Saragossa and the other three fourth parts happened to thicken the properties of the Rectory, although tenth of lambs and oil it belonged to him completely, besides to have the offerings of wax and bread in the burials, and the "rent of the primicy", that administered the Juries under the monitoring of the Rector, and with that it was taken care of to pay to the Sacristan and the expenses of the Cult. The Rectory composed the Rector and three beneficiaries, one that carried out the chaplaincy of Saint Michael, celebrating three masses weekly in its altar, and two that carried out the chaplaincies of Miravete, celebrating two masses weekly in the altar of Saint Blas. </font></span> <font size="2">This Chaplaincy had also its own property and rents.</font></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt"> <span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In 1700 dies without descendants Sir Charles II of Aragon. A fight by the succession of the Crown is triggered that divides to the country then on the one hand, the pluses, are in favour of Sir Charles of Austria and by another one, of Sir Philip of Bourbon. Forts battles are triggered in the environs and the Rector requests to the cossondans that not take part. Even so the armies often take cavalries, take place robberies, etc... The country begins to decant more by Sir Charles of Austria, that swears the laws, but Sir Philip of Bourbon gives greater blow of effect in the battle of Almansa and his crowned king in 1707.</font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> </font><![endif]></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB"> <a title="Push here to see the first chapter" style="color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_top" href="onlytext/history1.htm">Cossonda until the incorporation in the Kingdom of Aragon</a></span></font><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> (Until 1119) </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;text-indent:27.0pt"> <font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB"> <a title="Push here tosee the third chapter" style="color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_top" href="onlytext/history3.htm">Cossonda in the Modern Spanish State</a></span></font><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> (1707-1936)</font></span></p> </div> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal align="center" style="text-indent: 1cm"> </p> <p class=MsoNormal align="center" style="text-indent: 1cm"> </p> <p class=MsoNormal align="center" style="text-indent: 1cm"><span lang=PT style='mso-ansi-language:PT'> <font size="5" color="#FFFFFF"><o:p> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <a title="Push here to return to the History of Cossonda" href="onlytext/history.htm">RETURN</a></font></o:p></font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align="center" style="text-indent: 1cm"> </p> <p class=MsoNormal align="center" style="text-indent: 1cm"><span lang=PT style='mso-ansi-language:PT'> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF"><o:p> <font color="#FFFFFF"> <a title="Push here to go to the original version" target="_top" href="history2.htm">To go to the original version</a></font></o:p></font></span></p> </div> </body>