Huesca is still known for its motivational factor in the Spanish Civil War. It is said that the militiamen rallied time and again with the slogan -- Tomorrow, we will have coffee in Huesca. That is a great reason to go there and do it.
George Orwell fought near here. He had joined the POUM Militia, against the falangists (Franco's Fascist party, 1930's) who held Huesca at the time. Orwell was stationed near there. See http://www.hotelsclick.com/hotels/Spain/HUES/Huesca-COFFEE_IN_HUESCA-1.html
George Orwell and the militia: See overview and photo at http://libcom.org/history/international-volunteers-poum-militias
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Coffee in Huesca. Today.
Huesca, Spain. Coffee in Huesca.
Coffee, and a little ham and melon, and some macaroni. And macaroons.
Time clocks. All was closed from 2-5PM-- long siesta -- so see what you can and enjoy the ambiance.
Immediately behind the cafe area is the Cathedral of St. Mary, Huesca; also known as the Mary Church, or the Holy Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord -- two separate events-people memorialized. To many guidebooks, it is simply the Huesca Cathedral. A mosque predated it on this site, the Misleida Mosque. This one dates from the end of the 13th Century, Gothic.
Time clocks. All was closed from 2-5PM-- long siesta -- so see what you can and enjoy the ambiance.
Immediately behind the cafe area is the Cathedral of St. Mary, Huesca; also known as the Mary Church, or the Holy Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord -- two separate events-people memorialized. To many guidebooks, it is simply the Huesca Cathedral. A mosque predated it on this site, the Misleida Mosque. This one dates from the end of the 13th Century, Gothic.
Huesca Cathedral, Spain. Cathedral of St. Mary; Holy Cathedral of the Transiguration of the Lord
The right tower, here on the left, looks like it is part of the old Misleida Mosque. The Gothic of the central facade does not extend to the rest of the exterior. The tower looks Moorish and is defensive: small-windowed, simple, not soaring, not fancy.
Or is it part of an old San Miguel Romanesque Tower? Which came first, after the mosque?
Cathedral at Huesca, Spain. Misleada Mosque tower. Cathedral built on the remains of the mosque.
Huesca long predates the Moors, who invaded in the 8th Century and called this Wasqah, back to the Romans (Urbs Vitrix Osca), and before that, the Iberians known as Bolskan. Look up Wikipedia.
Origins. Patchworks of researchers-musers suggest migrations of people from the areas of the Tribes of Israel, see http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/irish-scots-gaelic-egyptian-connection/; a topic I also enjoyed exploring, see http://irelandroadways.blogspot.com/2010/03/tralee-queen-scotia-and-slieve-mish.html.
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On the Christian end, Saint Lawrence was from Huesca, 268 AD. He was martyred violently, roasted on a grill, see grill motif on the breastplate at the painting at http://denmarkroadways.blogspot.com/2011/07/bjernede-inside-round-church-rundkirke.html
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And, who is making that fine cup of coffee and side dish delicious? As anywhere, one of The Angels of the Kitchen.
Angel of the Kitchen, Cathedral Square, Huesca, Spain
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