IES PEDRO CERRADA
2º B
16/11/16
CRISTINA PÉREZ
PAULA GRACIA
IRENE OCTAVIO
MARÍA CARBELLIDO
LAURA JIMENEZ
CLAUDIA LASTRA
 Its
origins go back to a first
settlement of the Berbers that
arrived after the conquest of
the Iberian Peninsula, its old
denomination, Manzil Barbar,
name of Arab origin.
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The town of Monzalbarba
belongs to the Region of
Zaragoza and is located
12 km from Zaragoza.
It has 204 meters of
altitude.
Monzalba is a rural district
located on the right bank
of the River Ebro
It has an approximate
population
of
1,809
inhabitants.
It has a single nave with
three sections
 It is Mudejar from the 16th
century.
 In
2002 the City of
Zaragoza carried out a
restoration.
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The temple was dedicated
to San Miguel Arcángel.
In 1963 the old parochial
temple was demolished and
its tower remained.
In 1992, the restoration work
on the exterior of the tower
was completed.
In the years 2002 and 2003 it
was demolished to restore
the tower in its totality.
 It
is a center in
which children
learn to play.
 They do several
activities
for
example
festivals
or
musicals.
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They organize activities
for leisure time, while
promoting the formation,
information,
communication and
cultural production of
young people.
It is for young people
from 12 and 30 years old
who want to meet new
people, play sports or
develop some kind of
artistic and cultural
activity.
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Virgen de la Sagrada:
On September 8th , the
Monzalbarba
neighborhood
celebrates its patron
saint festivals in honour
of the Virgen de la
Sagrada.
San Blas:
On February 3th the
district of Monzalbarba
celebrates the festival of
San Blas
In the celebrations of
Monzalbarba in honour of the
Sacred, there is a procession to
the hermitage. In it the dancers
palotean to the sound of the
music interpreted by dulzainas,
drums and a harmonica.
Monzalbarba is the only
neighborhood in Aragón where
palotean not only with sticks but
with swords too.