1. The Council of Aranda PRINCESS ELIZABETH’S SWEARING 1473 and

2. Festivity atmosphere on the streets

3. Spontaneous performances

4. medieval character

6. Play performances on the street Princess’ Elizabeth’ Swearing On october, 6th, 1473, months before being crowned, Princess Elizabeth comes to Aranda and a crowd, led by Carrillo Bishop, receives her and promises her loyalty. The Princess swears the privileges, freedoms and exemptions that Aranda held form time immemorial and the town supports her against Juana’s «la Beltraneja» succession ambitions. Two months later, the council will take place. We come close to the history of Aranda with these two historical facts which were represented as follows in 2011

7. solemnity

10. tradition

11. Santa María la Real Church (XV-XVI), with a elizabethan gothic style facade built by Simón de Colonia

12. Alonso Carrillo, Archbishop of Toledo

13. in San Juan balcony

18. Lady Elizabeth and the Archbishop of Toledo

19. The Princess swears the town privileges

20. council retinue

24. the town

27. literature and …

28. … show

33. San Juan Bautista Church (s XIV-XV), today Sacred Museum. On the left, la Casa de las Bolas.

36. Actors and actresses’ colaboration in the town

37. cultural festivity

42. Aranda’s council, summoned by the Archbishop of Toledo Alonso Carrillo de Acuña, was held in San Juan Bautista Church on December 1473. It was a trascendental political event with important ecclesiastical reform in a period of upheaval and transit from Medieval Age to modernity. There, sides were taken for Elizabeth against Juana ‘‘ la Beltraneja’’. In these last years, Aranda’s City Hall and the Castilla y León Language Institute have been in charge of spreading this historical event with theater performances where many local actors and actresses take part. Aranda’s council

44. In the council, the Church took sides for Elizabeth

46. Assembly to fight ignorance and dissolute life

48. 29 decrees were enacted

53. Thanks to Fotographies: Paco Santamaría And Aranda de Duero City Hall 1st ESO Students’ Illustrations on Plastic and Visual Arts from IES VELA ZANETTI High School, Aranda de Duero 2014 Many of the characters we have seen are interpreted by several teachers and many students from Vela Zanetti High School, who take part in the Council performances every year.