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The surrender of Peníscola to Jaime I

Peníscola, El Baix Maestrat, Castellón

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The surrender of Peníscola to Jaime I

Historical milestone · Peníscola, El Baix Maestrat, Castellón

Image of Peníscola, not of the place itself.

After the fall of Burriana, the stronghold on the rock capitulated in 1233 before James I with no need for a siege, and the king described it in his chronicle as one of the keys of the north of the kingdom; shortly afterwards it passed into the hands of the Order of the Temple.

1233

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