Urbanism of Aldeaquemada

Monument

0, Aldeaquemada

Aldeaquemada was born as a crossroads, faithful to that function is the layout of its streets: rectangular urban planning, with long rectilinear axes. Aldeaquemada, is undoubtedly the "Urban Pearl of Sierra Morena", due to its urban innovations in structuring the streets in transverse axes that divide it into squares and for the preservation of its original layout, hence the whole town can be considered urban area of the town as one more monument. The streets are perfectly aligned with the cardinal points, and the church with the altar
to the east.

We can also find other architectural monuments in Aldeaquemada, which come from the time of the colonization of Carlos III, highlighting:

• Church of the Immaculate Conception (18th century). Colonial-type church, with a single nave. With a vertical trend in relation to the rest of the buildings. Its façade is made of brick and is divided into two bodies. In the first of them, rectangular in shape, the only differentiated elements are a narrow doorway with a semicircular arch and, higher up, two lunettes that keep the horizontal line. In the second body, a light belfry with a bell tower is triangulated that culminates in a small pediment. Attached to both sides of the church are two houses, corresponding to the old house of the priest and the post commander.

• The House of the Commander has also come to fulfill the function of town hall for many years and even ... that of a corral where bulls and brave cows were locked up during the San Miguel festivities! At present it is the Retired Home, renovated and inaugurated last April.

• Farm of Tithe and Farmers (18th century). Building from the time of colonization and present in all the foundations of Carlos III. It was dedicated to housing the cereals harvested by farmers and as a warehouse in times of famine. Current town hall of the town, it is built in brick, with a rectangular floor plan, two floors and a gabled roof where it has a discreet attic brick structure that houses the town hall clock. New atypical uses: some of its rooms have served as a dungeon, a retirement home, a butcher shop, a tele-club and, of course, a municipal warehouse.