The ruins of the church of Nuestra Señora de Yanguas in Ágreda

Standing prominently in the Plaza de Castejón in the heart of Ágreda is the ruined church of Nuestra Señora de Yanguas. Constructed in the 16th century, the church features an apse covered with a ribbed vault and buttresses where some carved coats of arms can be observed. The church was eventually abandoned when worship of the Virgen de los Milagros was moved to the more sumptuous church of the convent of San Agustín. It is also known by the popular names la Virgen Vieja or Nuestra Señora del Río.

Visitors can see the Capilla Mayor, which is the patronage of the Castejón family and remains from the head of the church. The structure has a rectangular plan with walls divided into sections by semicolumns with adossed baquetones. On the exterior, the wall and buttresses of the south side are visible, while those of the north and east sides are embedded in current buildings. The facade features ornamentation with a conopial arch and windows framed with celosías in the lintel.

The area around the church was affected by paving on calle Antonio to connect calle Arco with Plaza Castejón. During the adaptation of its surroundings, a cemetery area was revealed that was located inside the nave, dating from the late 16th century to the last decades of the 18th century.

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