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What were the Sieges of Zaragoza and why did their fame resonate throughout the world as an example of courage, resistance to tyranny, and defense of freedom, to the point that when in the Germans destroyed the Warsaw ghetto, One of the favorite slogans of the resisters was “Remember Zaragoza!”? After the success achieved in previous years, the Zaragoza City Council wants to remember these events that made the name of Zaragoza synonymous with freedom with the IV Recreation of the Sites of Zaragoza . For this purpose, a series of recreations will be carried out on April , and , for which the City Council has the collaboration of the Aragon Volunteer Association and the support of the Spanish Napoleonic Association (ANE).
IV Recreation of the Sites of Zaragoza For this IV Recreation of the Sites of Zaragoza, the Historical Cultural Association Volunteers of Aragon, dean of Napoleonic recreation in Spain and co-founder of the ANE, has brought together soldiers, belonging to associations, and coming from all over Spain (Zaragoza, Gerona, Madrid, Bailen, Valencia, Tarragona, Asturias, etc...) and the rest of Europe (France, Holland, Poland and Russia) accompanied B2B Email List by cannons, kilos of gunpowder and several horses. All participants wear exact replicas of the original uniforms, weapons and equipment, taken care of down to the smallest detail, and their camp will also be an exact replica of what the various ones located around our city were like, this time in Tío Jorge Park, very close to where the remains of some , forgotten defenders are known to rest, in what is known as the “salt pit.” Program of the IV Recreation of the Sites of Zaragoza Friday April : Period camp setup in Macañaz grove. IV Recreation of the Sites of Zaragoza Saturday April : : a.m.: opening to the public of the Spanish and French camps.
Guided tours, performances, explanations of both civil and military clothing, instruction, recruitment of volunteers, instruction, popular music, guard relief, etc. : pm: arrival of Palafox brought by the farmers from Alfranca to the archiepiscopal palace (from the Arrabal mill) to take control of the square. : p.m.: Formation of the troops in the camp and departure across a stone bridge to Plaza de LaSeo to recognize the new Captain General. Proclaim this from his balcony. Parade: Don Jaime, Coso, c/ Alfonso and Plaza del Pilar. Approximate arrival at : p.m. : p.m.: Presentation of the groups in Plaza del Pilar. Hymns and review of the troops. : p.m.: reopening of the museum camp. : p.m.: Departure of the groups towards the battlefield. : p.m.: Start of the re-enactment of the battle in Coso (between San Vicente de Paúl and Blancas streets), taking a retrograde tour through Plaza de España, Coso, Alfonso I street and Plaza del Pilar, to conclude at the Bridge of stone.
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