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Fair of Albacete is a fair celebrated from 7–17 September in the city of Albacete, Spain, to honor the Virgen de los Llanos. It was declared Festivity of international interest,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La Feria de Albacete consigue la declaración de Interés Turístico Internacional. La Verdad )〕 it takes place in the permanent fairground commonly known as 'the pan' or 'the circles' situated near the centre of the city. It has a very well-known bullfighting activities and hundred of other takes place during the days, and the city gets to quadruple its inhabitants during the festivity.〔(El alcalde confirma que la Feria de Albacete del 2007 ha sido la más visitada y participativa de su historia (diario La Verdad 18-9-2007) )〕 The first news that we have about the annual fair in the city of Albacete date back of the first decade of 1200. Its importance was increasing during the centuries, which led the Catholic Monarchs to recognize it. But without any doubt, the most historical date for the fair and the city was the 6 March 1710 during the Spanish war of succession, the first Borbon, Felipe V, gave the city the privilege of realizing an annual franc fair for the length of four days in which year by year turn into ten as in the actual times. In 1783 it was built the fairground building in the actual location. It has a 'pan' shape and it is an example of manchegan architecture towards a commercial goal. the body of the pan has some concentric rings which helds the commercial stands. == History == As precedent of it, there were found some testimonies of the XV century which talks about a regular market held in Feria' Street. This street still preserves its name until our days, linking the San Juan's Cathedral with the Santa Catalina's plains, where now stands the Fairground Building. In that place cattle were sold back in the days. The market lasted for 10 days, which started from 30 November, and later on from 28 August. in the XVII century it was moved outside the centre of the city, as an economic activity parallel to the parade that took place every 8th of September to the place of Los Llanos. There, near the chapel of the Virgin, was found in 1672 a Franciscan convent that took an important role in that time. In 1683 it was requested to the king Carlos III his declaration fo the franc fair for 3 days (7, 8 and 9 September) and its location in the convent proximities, in the place of Los Llanos, because it increases the chances of getting alms. Even though this request was not fulfilled, 6 March of 1710, Philip V gave the city the privilege of a franc fair for 4 days (from 7 to 11 September). And the city hall disposed that it should take place in the urban center, in the Main Street and the Main Square, but the traders still went to the place of Los llanos. During the period from 1710 and 1712, which is defined as the divided fair, it was celebrated 2 days in the place commanded by the city hall, and the rest in the former place near the Franciscan convent. The attempts to take the fair back to Albacete drove the city Hall to buy some market building to build the Fairground Building, but this project never took place, but in 1783 there was an agreement to build in the Plain of Santa Catalina those buildings. This was inaugurated 7 September 1783, and completely finished the next year. From that tate, the fair was held in the urban center of Albacete. Lately the Fairground Building was object of many ampliations and reforms. The last one date of 2010 due to the 300th anniversary. The fair did not take place during the years 1937 and 1938 due to the Spanish civil war.〔(Una Cabalgata sin la Patrona. Diario La Verdad (7-9-2006) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albacete Fair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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