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Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It holds the record (−28°C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain.〔(Extreme temperatures in Spain )〕 It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was reconquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping ''fuero'' to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-independent fief.〔Simon Barton, ''The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.〕 He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina ''Dei gratia'' ("by the grace of God"). ==Main sights== *Medieval alcazar (10th–11th centuries), the largest in the province *Roman bridge (''Puente Viejo'') *Convent of St. Francis *Giraldo (St. Francis Church Bell Tower) *Church of ''Santa Clara'' *Church of ''Santa María de San Gil'' *Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, Molina de Aragon is within this Geopark. 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「Molina de Aragón」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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