Heritage · Cubillejo del Sitio
Pairón de San Juan Bautista (Cubillejo del Sitio)
The wayside cross of San Juan Bautista, at the entrance to Cubillejo del Sitio, is one of the most elegant pairones in the Señorío de Molina: clean, fine Baroque masonry on four stone steps, surrounded by wheat fields. Local lore says the village got its name from King Fernando III camping his army here.
- Municipality
- Cubillejo del Sitio
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Altitude
- 1,152 m
- Baroque
- Four steps
- Campo de Molina
- Fernando III
A textbook wayside cross
Before reaching Cubillejo del Sitio, beside open wheat fields, rises its famous Pairón de San Juan Bautista. It is of Baroque design, clean and elegant, set on four stone steps. Many consider it one of the finest examples in the comarca.
What a pairón is
Pairones are limestone pillars of religious origin, with a niche for a saint’s image, placed at the exits of villages and at crossroads. They announced the village to travellers and marked the way. Other notable examples are those in El Pedregal.
Why «del Sitio»
According to local tradition, the village owes its name to King Fernando III the Saint laying siege (puso sitio) here, waiting with his army for the third Lord of Molina to yield.
Location
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Reference villages: Cubillejo del Sitio · Rueda de la Sierra · Cubillejo de la Sierra · Cillas.
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