Argueso / Argüeso

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07049ARG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor de Argüeso
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin?
Church Notes: present church 18thC
Church Address: Bo. Argüeso, 46, 39212 Argüeso, Cantabria, Spain -- Tel.: +34 942 75 04 00
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-823, in the municipality and 3 km of Campoo de Suso, about 8 km NW of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
Listed in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47) with a baptismal font of the Romanesque period.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 401954 4765248
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.033592, -4.203547
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 2′ 0.93″ N, 4° 12′ 12.77″ W

REFERENCES

  • Calderón Escalada, José, Campoo: panorama histórico y etnográfico de un valle, Santander: Institución Cultural de Cantabria, Diputación Provincial, 1971, p. 47