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Tower of Almucatén

Benissanet, Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona

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Tower of Almucatén

Monument · Benissanet, Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona

Image of Benissanet, not of the place itself.

The Torre d'Almucatén is a fortification declared a cultural asset of national interest in the municipality of Benissanet, of which neither remains nor even the exact site where it stood are known today; it is popularly believed that it might correspond to the so-called Tower of Cervelló, although other sources place it within the old centre of the village. The first record of it dates from the end of the 13th century, when supporters of the Entença set fire to it in 1291, during the clashes that pitted Templars, Montcada and Entença against each other. According to the geographer Pascual Madoz, by the mid-19th century it was already in ruins.

Photo: Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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