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Castle of Albesa

Albesa, Noguera, Lleida

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Castle of Albesa

Monument · Albesa, Noguera, Lleida

Castle located on the tossal (hill) that overlooks Albesa (Noguera), also called castell del Cinto and declared a bien cultural de interés nacional (Spain's highest level of heritage protection). In the year 1003 it was the scene of the Battle of Albesa, in which the count of Urgell Ermengol I was taken prisoner by Andalusian troops; during the 11th century it was an islamic hisn of strategic importance facing Lleida. After various conquests and cessions between counts of Barcelona, of Urgell and lineages such as the Cabrera and the Pinós, in 1415, at the beginning of the 15th century, Ferdinand of Antequera forced its surrender after the revolt of the pretender Jaume II d'Urgell, handing it over together with the town to his loyal Diego Fernández de Vadiello. In 1836 its ruins served as a parapet for the Carlist troops.

Photo: Jordi Amorós Gurrera (talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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