Plenas is a municipality located in the Campo de Belchite comarca, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 131 inhabitants. It was the home town of the Aragonese revolutionary Manuela Sancho, who fought in the Siege of Zaragoza against the invading French Imperial Army. At the time of her birth, in 1784, the town had 825 inhabitants and 200 houses.
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Origins
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History
En la Edad Media perteneció a la Comunidad de aldeas de Daroca, pero como vasalla de esta. La localidad fue el lugar de nacimiento de Manuela Sancho Bonafonte (heroína en los sitios de Zaragoza).
A mediados del siglo XIX la villa tenía contabilizada una población de 390 habitantes. Aparece descrita en el decimotercer volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
Iglesia parroquial dedicada a Nuestra Señora de la Piedad, construida en el siglo XVI. La torre barroca de ladrillo es del siglo XVIII y destaca sobre el caserío Durante la Guerra Civil sufrió graves daños. A principios del siglo XXI se restauró la torre y la Iglesia.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carrascal. Se trata de un conjunto de edificaciones que van desde el siglo XIV al XIX, entre las que destaca la ermita, con crucero de estilo barroco rural.
Restos de un castillo del siglo XIV
Ermita de Santa Bárbara-que ya solo existe el edificio
Museo Etnográfico Manuela Sancho, situado en la casa natal de Manuela Sancho.
Restos de un aeródromo de la guerra civil española
What to visit
•Museo Etnográfico Manuela Sancho
•Antiguo Aeródromo Guerra Civil (Casas Rusas)
Gallery
Festivals
28 de agosto: San Agustín
1 de mayo: Virgen del Carrascal
September 2026
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Rest of the year
- May: Fiestas locales (1)
- August: Fiestas locales (28)
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
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Services
Hotel
Casa Rural Luño
📍 Calle Vergel 10 📞 +34 654 31 17 04
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Café
Bar Nicol
📍 Calle Baja Bajo 4 📞 +34 976 83 30 63
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Shops
Tienda Multiservicio de Plenas
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Famous people
•Manuela Sancho, heroína española de la resistencia contra Napoleón
Town hall
Alcaldía: Reyes Gracia Luño
Town hall of Plenas
Alcaldía: Reyes Gracia Luño
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How to get there
- 🚗 75 km from Zaragoza (about 53 min by car)
- 🚗 185 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 131 min by car)
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- ✈️ 77 km from Zaragoza airport (about 54 min by car)
- ✈️ 150 km from Huesca-Pirineos airport (about 106 min by car)
Practical info
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Ibercaja · 3.8 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de Tarayuelas · 3.9 km away
- Mirador de Santa Bárbara · 4 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Plenas
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Obituaries
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