The kingdom of Najera was a kingdom located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula between the years 923 and 1076, it covered the territories of the valley of the Ebro River, from the current Miranda de Ebro to Tudela. It was the precursor of the Kingdom of Navarra and cradle of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragón. From the year 925 onwards, the monarch of the kingdom of Nájera was the same as that of Pamplona and was renamed "kingdom of Nájera-Pamplona", which would be the predecessor of the kingdom of Navarra. The capital of the kingdom of Nájera was the city of Nájera, currently located in the autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.
Monastery of San Millán de Suso with the portaliello of Gonzalo de Berceo with the sarcophagi of the seven infants of Lara and three queens of Nájera.
Royal Pantheon of the kings of Nájera-Pamplona in the monastery of Santa María La Real of Nájera
Monastery of Santa María la Real de Nájera.
Image: Garcia Sanchez I
Nájera is a small town, former bishopric and now Latin Catholic titular see, former capital of the Kingdom of Navarre, located in the "Rioja Alta" region of La Rioja, northern Spain, on the river Najerilla. Nájera is a stopping point on the French Way the most popular path on the Way of St James.
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Santa María la Real. Cloisters.
