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Castle of Peracense

Peracense, Jiloca, Teruel

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Castle of Peracense

Monument · Peracense, Jiloca, Teruel

The castle of Peracense, carved into the red sandstone rock that gives it its name, is one of the most singular and best-preserved fortresses in Aragon: it stands on a steep rocky outcrop, a southern extension of the Sierra Menera, next to the Cerro de San Ginés, overlooking the Jiloca valley. The site was already occupied at the end of the Bronze Age and again in the 10th and 11th centuries, in Muslim times. It formed part of the defensive system of the Taifa of Albarracín until, around 1170, it passed into the hands of Pedro Ruiz de Azagra, remaining under Navarrese rule until Peter III of Aragon conquered it in 1284. Due to its frontier position between Castile, Aragon and the neighbouring lordships, it gained great strategic importance in the Late Middle Ages and was enlarged throughout the 14th century, as one of the strongholds of the border with Castile.

Photo: Laura Gumiel (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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