daughter of Ramiro I and sister of Sancho Ramírez, first kings of Aragon, Sancha Countess is one of the most important female characters of the origins of the kingdom of Aragon. Entrepreneurial spirit and openness, was a powerful and influential woman, who lived the second half of the eleventh century, a time of endless battles of Reconquista, the plenary expansion of Romanesque art and great political, social and religious realm of a young man made his way from the valleys of the Central Pyrenees to the plains.
privileged witness of the transformation of the old fortress city of Jaca, construction of the cathedral and the consolidation of the pilgrimage route from the port of Somport and the valley of Aragon, lived out their days at famous landmarks such as San Juan de la Peña, Santa Cruz de la Serós, San Pedro de Siresa and the Palacio Real de Jaca, developing roles as diverse as the regency of bishoprics, monasteries and large estates, education of infants Pedro I and Alfonso I or the intermediary of Aragon with the abbots of Cluny and the legacies of the Holy See. The countess died around the year 1097 and his famous tomb, a masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture was moved in the sixteenth century Monastery of Santa María de Santa Cruz de la Serós that of the Benedictines of Jaca, which is conserved.
Intrigue, passion, hate, betrayal, are forces that are interwoven plot in this historical novel, in which the author captures his unique interpretation of familiar myths of the Middle Ages as the origin of the colors of the flag of Aragon, First Crusade against Islam, the powerful hosts del Cid, the birth of Santa Orosia tradition, Gregorian chant or the meaning of Chess Jaqués. The author describes the protagonist of his book as "A strong and feisty, brave, ahead of its time, like his brother Sancho Ramírez. They were both touched a task to consolidate the nascent kingdom of Aragon. The ideas were based on openness. "
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