Belmonte de Gracián | |
Other Name: | Belmón de Grazián |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Aragon#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain. |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 43.7 |
Elevation M: | 646 |
Population Demonym: | Belmontinos |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 41.3161°N -1.5431°W |
Belmonte de Gracián (Aragonese: Belmón de Grazián) is a village near Calatayud in the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, Spain. It is a fortified village which sits at the foot of a 15th-century castle.
It is the birthplace of Baltasar Gracián y Morales, and in 1985 was renamed to Belmonte de Gracián in his honour. Previously the town was known as Belmonte de Calatayud and Belmonte del Río Perejiles.[1] [2]
The archaeological remains of the Celtiberian and Romano-Celtiberian town of Segeda-Sekeiza are located between Belmonte de Gracián and the nearby town of Mara.