Mallén is a municipality located in the
province of Zaragoza,
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
, Spain. According to the 2010
census the municipality has a population of 3074 inhabitants. Its postal code is 50550.
Mallén is located close to
Road N-232 in the
Huecha River valley, near the
Ebro on its right side. ''Belsinon'' is an ancient
Celtiberian archeological site located in the
Cerro del Convento
Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain".
Toponyms
;Bolivia:
* Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia
;Brazil:
*Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul
*Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipa ...
hillock, formerly known as ''Mania'' or ''Manlia'', near Mallén.
Santos González Roncal
Santos may refer to:
People
*Santos (surname)
*Santos (DJ) (born 1971), Italian DJ
*Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War
*Santos Balmori Picazo (1899–1992), Spanish-Mexican painter
*Santos (footballer, b ...
, one of the ''"Últimos de Filipinas"'' soldiers at the
siege of Baler was born in Mallén in 1873. He was executed by the
Guardia Civil at the beginning of the
Spanish Civil War, on 8 September 1936.
Tradition
According to a local tradition, the musicians of Mallén did not know how to play while walking during a religious procession. Thus a horse cart was provided and they played while they sat on the cart. Following this event, some
aphorisms became part of the tradition of the surrounding towns.
See also
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Campo de Borja
Campo de Borja is a ''comarca'' (district) in Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in a transition area between the Iberian System of mountain ranges and the Ebro Valley. Its capital is Borja.
It is a wine-producing comarca, ...
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Burrén and Burrena
Burrén and Burrena, known popularly as ''Las Dos Teticas'', are twin hills in Aragon, Spain. They are located in the Fréscano municipal limits, near the road between this town and Mallén.
Burrén has an elevation of and Burrena of above sea ...
References
External links
BFM MallénMallén Town Hall websiteAsociación Cultural BelsinonVilla de MallénAsociación Cultural RévoltéMallén en Campo de Borja
Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza
Campo de Borja
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