Santa Gadea

Santa Gadea (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Águeda) is a church dedicated to Saint Agatha in Burgos, Spain. The church is famous in history and literature for being the site where Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) at the behest of the Castilian Cortes, forced Alfonso VI to swear an oath that he was not an accomplice in the death of his brother, Sancho while he was besieging Zamora. Es el de la jura de Santa Gadea is the most notable Spanish medieval romance about this event.

The church today is not the same as it was at the time of the swearing of the famous oath, but the place where the event took place is nevertheless marked by an inscription on a plate, positioned on the outside wall beside the church door.

External links

A page which explains the history of the Oath and the dynastic and military battles behind it.

Burgos

Religious buildings	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas Burgos Cathedral Convento de Santa Clara Convento de Santa Dorotea La Merced, Burgos Miraflores Charterhouse San Cosme y San Damián San Esteban San Gil Abad San Lesmes Abad San Lorenzo el Real San Nicolás de Bari Santa Gadea Santa María la Real y Antigüa de Gamonal

Other landmarks	Castle of Burgos Casa del Cordón Museum of Human Evolution Palacio de Capitanía General Coliseum Burgos Teatro Principal University of Burgos

Sport	Burgos CF CD Beroil Bupolsa CD Burgos Promesas 2000 Real Burgos CF CD Nuestra Señora de Belén Estadio El Plantío CB Miraflores Polideportivo El Plantío

Coordinates: 42°20′20″N 3°42′22″W / 42.3390°N 3.7060°W / 42.3390; -3.7060

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