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The castle demolished by Alfonso XI

Almenara de Tormes, Tierra de Ledesma, Salamanca

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The castle demolished by Alfonso XI

Monument · Almenara de Tormes, Tierra de Ledesma, Salamanca

Image of Almenara de Tormes, not of the place itself.

At the request of the councils of Salamanca, Zamora and Ledesma, Alfonso XI ordered on 26 August 1315 the demolition of the town's castle for the harm it caused to the inhabitants of the region; six days earlier the hamlet had returned to the council of Ledesma.

26 de agosto de 1315

Photo: FLAVIVSAETIVS (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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