Church of San Pedro de los Francos
The church was built after the battle of Cutanda (1120), when, at the entrance of King Alfonso I the Battler to Calatayud, a contingent of Franks from Bigorra under the command of the Count of Alperche, who had supported the king in the Reconquest.
About this building
As many of these Franks settled in Calatayud due to the advantages of its jurisdiction, the king motivated the construction of the temple as a token of gratitude for their services, as a place of devotion. It was this circumstance, together with the fact that there was already another church of San Pedro (de los Serranos) in the Pyrenees (a church that disappeared in the 19th century), which gave rise to its name.