Graus

Graus (Spanish: [ˈɡɾaus], Catalan: [ˈɡɾaws]) is a village in the Spanish province of Huesca, located in the Pyrenees at the confluence of rivers Esera and Isabena. It is noted for its impressive Basilica de Santa Maria de la Pena as well as a nearby Buddhist monastery. The administrative capital of the comarca of Ribagorza, it is one of the areas of Aragon where the Aragonese language is still spoken.

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The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales was exiled here. During the Spanish Civil War, the village of Graus served as a fairly important local commercial center with 2,600 inhabitants around 1936. It was a libertarian stronghold and a centre of collectivization at that time.

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Graus is served by major bus lines from several other municipalities, including Jaca, Barbastro, Huesca, and Zaragoza.

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Basilica de Santa Maria de la Pena. (updated Oct 2018)
🌍 Dag Shang Kagyü. Buddhist monastery. (updated Oct 2018)

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