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Siege of Miravet and the end of the Temple

Miravet, Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona

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Siege of Miravet and the end of the Temple

Historical milestone · Miravet, Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona

Image of Miravet, not of the place itself.

When Jaime II ordered the Templars to be arrested, the garrison of the castle shut itself behind its walls and held out for more than a year, until the end of 1308. It was the order's last resistance in the Crown of Aragon before its dissolution.

1307-1308

Photo: Milartino (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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