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The reconquest of Ares by Jaime I

Ares del Maestrat, L'Alt Maestrat, Castellón

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The reconquest of Ares by Jaime I

Historical milestone · Ares del Maestrat, L'Alt Maestrat, Castellón

Ares del Maestrat

Image of Ares del Maestrat, not of the place itself.

James I won in 1232 the fortress of Ares shortly after the fall of Morella, in the first campaign of the conquest of the Kingdom of Valencia; the castle later passed to the Templars and, once the order was dissolved, to that of Montesa.

1232

Photo: Manel Zaera (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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