Obanos

Obanos is a commune located at the north of the Spain, chief town of Municipio (canton) of Obanos, in the Communauté Forale de Navarre.

Population: 820 inhabitants in 2000.

Geography

To 20 km of Pamplona, in the valley of Valdizarbe, Right Bank of the río Robo, to 412 m of altitude.

History

At the 13th century it was the seat of Junta of the “Infanzones” which gathered with most of the nobility vis-a-vis the abuses monarchy. They constituted by their protested, in particular at XIIIe and 14th century, a counterweight with the royal capacity.

Culture and inheritance

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Camino navarro of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle.
One comes from Zariquiegui, the next commune is Puente Reina, and its bridge of legend.

Monk

the church of San Juan Bautista.
It was built in 1912 in a neo-gothic style and replaces the preceding church which was in bad condition and proved to be insufficient. As one can note it in the preserved remainders, it was of Gothic style .
Outside, the narthex (old church) of the 14th century is, columns arched with capitals which show scenes of fights animals and men. In the keystone appears Christ and Vierge.
Inside, only one nave, without crossed transept, and an apse, with thrusts inside used like chapelle.
In the sacristy one can see the Virgin of Arnotegui, which by security measure was transferred from the hermitage of Arnotegui, of Romance, polychrome style of the 12th century. Arnotegui (Arnotegi) out of Basque wants to say “wine ground”, therefore in its hand it carries a bunch of grapes.

the Hermitage of San Salvador.
According to certain assumptions, it is in this place that met the two branches of the way that of Roncesvalles and that of Somport, el Camino aragones, to join Puente Reina and from there in Compostela.

Civilians

The town hall was restored just like the houses seigneuriales of Obanos, where met the “Infanzones” of Navarre.

Tradition

Obanos is known for the mystery represented of the years lasting at the time of the festivals of at the end of August with the assistance of the inhabitants of the locality, in front of two thousand spectators, in an architectural space very indicated. It was about the mystery of San Guilhem and Santa Felicia.
Sainte Félicie was a princess of Aquitaine which, after a pilgrimage with Compostelle, renonça with its richnesses and remained in Amocain, to carry out a life of prayer to it. His/her Guilhem brother, little convinced by the explanations of people of the procession, killed it. Then, taken remorse, it also went him in Compostelle and returned to finish its days with the sanctuary very close to the Virgin of Arnotegui.

Another tradition, which requires less actors: Thursday of Easter, at the time of the blessing of the wine, the priest makes pass this invaluable regional liquid above the money head containing the relics of San Guilhem.

Bonds

Localization on the chart
Web sites on Obanos - Navarra.net

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