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Castle-abbey of Montearagón

Quicena, Hoya de Huesca, Huesca

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Castle-abbey of Montearagón

Monument · Quicena, Hoya de Huesca, Huesca

A fortress and royal monastery that Sancho Ramírez had built around 1085 on a hill facing Huesca in order to harass the Muslim city. It functioned until the disentailment of 1835 and today, in ruins, it preserves the keep and part of the enclosure. A Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931) since 1931.

Photo: Millars (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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