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Segorbe’s medieval walls
Although there are remains that indicate that a wall enclosure was built before the 11th century, the wall remains that are visible today are mostly ruins belonging to the 14th-century old wall, which...
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Setting up camp on El Poyo del Cid
According to El Cantar, El Cid moved from Alcocer to the village of El Poyo, where he took an old fort situated on a hill and encamped there for three months. From this place he levied tribute on an a...
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Castle of Monforte de Moyuela
At El Cid’s time, there was an Islamic castle or fortress in Monforte. The castle that can still be seen today was conquered in 1153 by Ramón Berenguer IV, the Count of Barcelona and Prin...
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Castle, Torre del Homenaje and walls of Alhama de Aragón
"The next day, my Cid, the Warrior from Vivar, moved on, / passing Alhama, then La Hoz". According to El Cantar, el Cid and all his men passed next to the fortress of Alhama de Aragón on ...
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Castle of Ariza
Only the very curious tourists will be able to notice the walls of the hill on which the city rests and the remains of the castle, which is popularly known as Palafox (a tribute to Guillem de Palafox,...
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The castle and the battle of Alcocer
According to El Cantar, El Cid passed Ateca on the sixteenth day of exile, setting up camp on the hillock of Torrecid. This is a readily defensible place overlooking the fortified town of Alcocer, whi...
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The castle of Bubierca
"Then he passed Bubierca, and Ateca, which is farther on / Then mío Cid camped near Alcocer". One of the stages of this literary route, which takes tourists along the places mentioned in El Can...
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The walls of Calatayud
After the capture of Alcocer by El Cid, the people in Calatayud asked the king of Valencia, Tamín, to get involved and help them. The king, a Muslim, sent an army of three thousand horsemen, wh...
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Castle of Terrer, the place where Fariz took refuge
According to the literary work, the castle of Terrer and other Muslim towns paid tribute to El Cid while he laid siege to Alcocer, which was how he successfully kept his troops fed during the battle. ...
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The fortress of Albarracín
Albarracín’s crag-top castle or fortress is situated right in the centre of the old Islamic medina. It crowns the village, making it an impregnable castle for centuries. You need to visit...
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