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El Poyo de mio Cid

Calamocha, Jiloca, Teruel

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El Poyo de mio Cid

Historical milestone · Calamocha, Jiloca, Teruel

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Tradition and the route of the Camino del Cid identify this locality in the municipality of Calamocha, situated on the slopes of the San Esteban hill, on the left bank of the Jiloca river, between Calamocha and Fuentes Claras, with the poyo where the Cantar de mio Cid places Rodrigo Díaz's camp during his exile: «En un cerro se asentó que está sobre Monreal, el cerro es un alto poyo, maravilloso lugar». The place had a castle, destroyed in the wars of James II of Aragon against Castile, which was returned to the Crown of Aragon under the treaty of Campillo in 1281. Known simply as El Poyo until 1970, it was a control point over the Jiloca corridor in the 11th century.

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