page_title: Calatayud
section_title: Traditions
hierarchical_section_title: Calatayud / Traditions
caption_attribution_description: Español: Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos, Calatayud, EspañaEnglish: Church of San Pedro de los Francos, Calatayud, Spain
context_page_description: Calatayud is a municipality in the Province of Zaragoza, within Aragón, Spain, lying on the river Jalón, in the midst of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range. It is the second-largest town in the province after the capital, Zaragoza, and the largest town in Aragón other than the three provincial capitals. It is the seat of the comarca of Calatayud. Its population has been declining during the last decade due to migration.
  The town has the title Muy noble, leal, siempre augusta y fidelísima ciudad de Calatayud. The first democratic elections after General Franco's regime were called for 15 June 1977. In Calatayud they were held one day earlier than all the rest of Spain, in order to prepare for a visit there by King Juan Carlos I.
context_section_description: There is a popular Spanish song that says (translated) "If you go to Calatayud / ask for Dolores (a popular female name) / she is a very nice girl / fond of granting favours" that captures the (traditional) fame of girls in Calatayud. Given that reputation, traditionally boys went to the town in order to "ask for Dolores" to be "favoured" by local girls. Nowadays this tradition has dismissed although in festivities, boys from the surroundings, even from Zaragoza, visit the town with that aim.
caption: Church of San Pedro de los Francos, Calatayud.
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