Combate de Almaraz de 1812 Historical milestone · Almaraz, Campo Arañuelo, Cáceres Image of Almaraz, not of the place itself. During the Peninsular War, Anglo-Portuguese troops attacked the French fortifications protecting the crossing of the Tajo at Almaraz. 1812 Photo: Frederick Warne & Co (Public domain) What to see and do in Almaraz