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:''This article is about the town in Spain. For the settlement in Ecuador, see Baeza, Ecuador. For the musician, see Baeza (rapper)'' Baeza ((:ba.ˈe.θa)) is a town of approximately 16,200 inhabitants in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the province of Jaén, perched on a cliff in the "Loma de Úbeda", a mountain range between the great river Guadalquivir on the south and its tributary the Guadalimar on the north. It is chiefly known today as having many of the best-preserved examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in Spain. UNESCO added Baeza and Úbeda to the World Heritage Sites list in 2003. == History == The town has existed since Roman times, when it was called Beatia. In the Middle Ages Baeza was a flourishing Moorish city, said to contain 50,000 inhabitants, but it fell to the forces of king Ferdinand III of Castile in 1227. The Jaén and Úbeda gates and the arch of Baeza are among the remains of its Moorish fortifications. In the 16th century, Baeza and nearby Úbeda grew rich from the production of textiles and local nobles hired important architects, such as Andrés de Vandelvira, to design new palaces, churches and public squares in the fashionable Italian style. The economy collapsed in the 17th century, which had the fortunate side effect of preserving Baeza's Renaissance architectural legacy, because few newer structures were built. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baeza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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