Chiclana de Segura
The municipality of Chiclana de Segura is located in the east of the Condado region, in the anteroom of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park.
Located at more than 800 meters of altitude on a steep hill that defies an impossible geography, its viewpoints offer one of the most spectacular views of the entire province, covering up to four different provinces.
In this municipality you will get to know Jorge Manrique very closely, as this is where he was Commander and lived long periods.
In Chiclana you will also discover one of the few Interpretation Centers in Spain dedicated exclusively to the poet.
Chiclana de Segura’s connection with Jorge Manrique is due to the fact that the town became the head of the Assignment of Montizón administered by the Order of Santiago.
Chiclana de Segura pays tribute to the poet, in this case with the launch -in 2013- of an Interpretation Center dedicated to Jorge Manrique; with the identification of the Palacio de la Encomienda, where he may have resided; with the viewpoint of the Castle, where he lived longer and administered the Encomienda; and with the celebration, every year, of the Encomienda Festival, as well as with the recent creation in 2016, of the Jorge Manrique National Poetry Award
Portal del Ayuntamiento de Chiclana de Segura
http://www.chiclanadesegura.es/
Chiclana de Segura castle, viewpoint
There is no better way to finish the author’s literary route in Chiclana than visiting the remains of the castle. Located at the highest and most inaccessible point of the town, the castle has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1985. Although barely some paintings of its walls, towers, cistern and rooms are preserved, it has one of the greatest panoramic views that can be enjoyed today, reaching up to four different provinces (Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Jaén). There are also numerous geographical features such as Sierra Morena, Sierra de Segura, Sierra de Alcaraz or Sierra Nevada.…
Interpretation Center “Mirador de Jorge Manrique”
The Interpretation Center “Mirador de Jorge Manrique” is the only one dedicated exclusively to the warrior poet, with the exception of the Jorge Manrique Museum in Santa María del Campo Rus (Cuenca), where the warrior poet died after being wounded in combat in the vicinity of the castle of Garcimuñoz. Here you can enjoy a complete vision of the life and work of the author and where you will delve into his facets as a man at arms and poet: family background, the development of his work and the impressions and influences he has had on other authors of the…
Palace of the Encomienda, home of Jorge Manrique
After contemplating the graffiti, enter the Historic Center of Chiclana through the audacious tunnel excavated in the imposing rock and approach the nearby Palacio de la Encomienda, where the Manrique family was housed, as Commander of the Order of Santiago. It is located a few meters from the Belin mural, entering the Historic Center of Chiclana through the tunnel excavated in the rock and which leads to the Plaza de la Constitución, the nerve center of the town and where one of the most distinguished monumental buildings, the Church of San Pedro, from the 17th century, is located. Continuing through…
Mural dedicated to Jorge Manrique
Start your itinerary in Chiclana de Segura enjoying the interpretation made by the renowned graffiti artist Miguel Ángel Belinchón (Spanish plastic artist known in the world of art as Belin) of Jorge Manrique. The large-format, freehand painted mural, which demonstrates an incredible spatial vision, is made on the majestic rock wall that has historically protected this town, which defies an impossible geography. The entrance tunnel to the town was built in 1950 by the engineer Manuel Tercero Sánchez. Inside, there are 2 plaques commemorating this extraordinary feat of engineering. The impressive graffiti was made in the First Festival of the…