Albanchez Magina-Jaen-
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, they say, in the province of Jaén is the largest concentration of castles per square mile of our country, and not only from the Iberian Peninsula, but also in Europe.
One of these-the-Albanchez castle of Arab origin s. IX, from his vantage point resist the passage of time with lofty solemnity.
A throughout the medieval period, this fort belonged to various lords, Arabs and Christians, and always coveted for its strategic position.
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-Set in mountainous countryside Mágina forming a great natural barrier between the kingdoms of Castile and Granada, the castle dominated the Almaden and Mágina steps, until 1492, when his character to conquer the Christian border the capital last kingdom of Al-Andalus.
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Because his work was of surveillance, the castle housed a small garrison, possibly only two or three men, so no need to have a lot of living space.
a fortress consisted of two sections of masonry and a small courtyard from where you entered the first tower that is on the ground floor the tank to ensure water supply in the castle.
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To climb the tower must be accessed by a narrow slit difficult. Chances are that at that time, the move to the plant was done with an escalator, wood or rope, so that after removal was prevented access to the towers.
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steps leading from the village to the castle are recent, and until relatively recently, it was a real epic climb, as picked up the letter D. Mariano de la Paz Rodríguez Gómez and (Sosa Rv.D.Lope 1920): "... admire the dedication of men and their value to waxing in that eyrie almost inaccessible and that the approach enemy troops may not have more hope than die fighting. "
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also the power struggles between Christian knights in this castle blends history and legend as the plot of Good Friday:
"In 1460 a group of men from the town of Ubeda, enemies D. Luis de la Cueva Commander of the Order of Santiago and owner of several castles, including that of Albanchez-, attempted to seize the walls. Legend has it that D. Louis, despite being a boy of fifteen, scuppered the plan by attacking and killing traitors to their first birthday sword. " (Reports of the Junta de Andalucía).
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Health and Romanesque. MAGINA-Albanchez Albanchez de Ubeda
