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Graus ( ) is a village in the Spanish province of Huesca, located in the Pyrenees at the confluence of rivers Esera and Isabena. It is the administrative capital of the region. It is one of the areas of Aragon in which is still preserved the Aragonese language. The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales was exiled here. During the Spanish Civil War, the village of Graus served as a fairly important local commercial center with 2,600 inhabitants1 around 1936. It was a libertarian stronghold and a centre of collectivization at that time.
Graus ( ) is a village in the Spanish province of Huesca, located in the Pyrenees at the confluence of rivers Esera and Isabena. It is the administrative capital of the region. It is one of the areas of Aragon in which is still preserved the Aragonese language. The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales was exiled here. During the Spanish Civil War, the village of Graus served as a fairly important local commercial center with 2,600 inhabitants around 1936. It was a libertarian stronghold and a centre of collectivization at that time. ==Notable people== Joaquín Costa (1846–1911): politician, jurist and economist. Although Joaquín Costa was born in Monzón, he lived most of his life in Graus. He was known publicly as "The Lion of Graus". Eusebio Bardají Azara (1776–1842): lawyer, diplomat and politician. Diego Cera (1762–1832): Notable organbuilder that built the organ in San Nicolas Church (Intramuros, now destroyed) and the world-famous Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas. Francisco Javier Asarta Ferraz (1936- ): Architect. Asarta Ferraz, Francisco Javier (1998). "Restoration of la Pedrera". La Pedrera : Gaudi and his work. Barcelona: Fundacio Caixa de Catalunya. pp. 112–134. ISBN 978-84-89860-06-3. In 1997 he was awarded, together with Robert Brufau and Raquel Lacuesta , with the National Prize for Cultural Heritage granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya for the restoration of the Casa Milà . ==See also== List of municipalities in Huesca
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