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Aragon Day in Spain Date in the current year: April 23, 2024

The Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon and Castile and León celebrate the feast of Saint George, observed annually on April 23, as their respective national days. The Day of Aragon commemorates the Battle of Alcoraz, which was an important battle of the Reconquista.
Aragon is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, consisting of three provinces:  Huesca,  Teruel and  Zaragoza. Although the region has been inhabited since prehistoric times, the history of modern Aragon began during the Middle Ages, when the County of Aragon emerged in the early 9th century.
The county was soon absorbed into the Kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre). In 1035, Ramiro, the ruler of Aragon, achieved its independence and established the Kingdom of Aragon. Following the marriage of King Ferdinand II of Aragon to Isabella I of Castile in 1469, the crowns of Aragon and Castile entered into a union, which resulted in the emergence of Spain as a state.