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Monzón, chief commandery of the Templars in Aragon

Monzón, Cinca Medio, Huesca

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Monzón, chief commandery of the Templars in Aragon

Historical milestone · Monzón, Cinca Medio, Huesca

Image of Monzón, not of the place itself.

Ramón Berenguer IV handed over the castle in 1143 to the Knights Templar as compensation for their renunciation of Alfonso I's will; the stronghold became the order's chief commandery in the kingdom.

1143

Photo: Willtron (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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