Monzón - Santa María del Romeral

With more than 17,000 inhabitants, Monzón is the second largest city in the northern Spanish province of Huesca in the Aragon region.

Monzon was conquered by El Cid in 1083. Sancho Ramírez created the kingdom of Monzón for his son, the future Pedro I, before becoming king of Aragon. This situation lasted until 1126 when it fell back into Muslim hands for four years. Between 1130 and 1136 it was held by Christians, and was lost again, and from 1143 the city was held by the Templars who established an important commandery here. The Teutonic Order also had a commander's office here since 1222.

Santa María del Romeral de Monzón is, together with the Cathedral of Barbastro, a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón. It was originally a mosque and after the Christian conquest, it was consecrated in 1098. The cathedral has been rebuilt in Romanesque style but modified across the centuries. The apse has components of the Gothic style. The church was made a collegiate church in 1607.

The cloister was destroyed in the 17th century during the wars against France.