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San Juan de Peña, Monasterio (monastery) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: San Juan de Peña is one of the pilgrimage sites on route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, home of the shrine dedicated to Saint James, the patron saint of Spain. The symbol of Saint James, the scalloped shell, became the primary symbol representing pilgrims. Various pilgrimage routes in the autonomous communities of Aragon, Navarre, and León correspond to old Roman roads built in the northern portion of the Iberian Peninsula. An important historic site in San Juan de Peña is the Monastery of San Juan de Penña, which traces its origin to the 9th century. |
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| San Juan de Peña, Monasterio (preferred,C,V)
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| Monasterio San Juan de Peña (C,V,display)
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| San Juan de la Peña, Monasterio de (C,V)
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Aragon (autonomous community) (P) |
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Huesca (province) (P) |
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