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The siege of the Templar castle

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The siege of the Templar castle

Historical milestone · Castellote, Maestrazgo, Teruel

Image of Castellote, not of the place itself.

When Jaime II ordered the seizure of the goods of the Temple, the garrison of Castellote held out for eleven months in a fortress that Zurita described as very strong and in rough country. The stronghold capitulated on 2 November 1308.

1308

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