PERACENSE CASTLE, TERUEL, SPAIN (2019)

            (From my digital archive of personal images, year 2019)

The Peracense Castle is a fortress located in the Aragonese town of Peracense, Teruel, Spain. It is one of the most original and best preserved castles in Aragon, as well as one of the monuments of greatest heritage and landscape interest in Teruel. The aspect that best defines this fortress is that its construction took advantage of the natural topography of the terrain.

LOCATION: It can be accessed by road through the A-23 motorway, leaving at Villafranca del Campo. The fortress is based on a strongly steep rocky formation of rodeno, which constitutes the southern extension of Sierra Menera, next to the San Ginés hill. The erosion of the own rodeno allows to obtain impressive views of the surroundings, especially of the Jiloca valley, located NE of the castle.

HISTORY:

* Background.
The site of the castle was occupied at the end of the Bronze Age, as evidenced by archaeological recovered by hand and burnished ceramics. Later, during the period of Muslim domination, during the 10th and 11th centuries the place was once again inhabited, according to localized ceramics, although without construction remains.

* XIII-XV centuries
With the expansion of the Kingdom of Aragon south of the Ebro towards the Mediterranean, the territory of Peracense was conquered around 1150. But it is in the late Middle Ages when its strategic importance was increased by its bordering position between the kingdoms of Castilla and Aragon and the lordships of Albarracín, Molina de Aragón and Community of Daroca. The castle was expanded and reformed throughout the 14th century, once it became the property of the Community of Villages of Daroca, becoming one of the strengths of the border with the Kingdom of Castile.

* XIX century
The fortress, converted into a prison for the Daroca Village Community, was reoccupied in 1830-1833 during the First Carlist War by a liberal military detachment. Archaeological excavations have found an abundance of objects from this period.

DESCRIPTION:

The castle consists of three walled enclosures, with different construction characteristics.

* The outer enclosure has a powerful right-angled crenellated wall equipped with several towers and with a level of arrow slots, which protects a wide esplanade or basil. The old stables now house the toilets, an exhibition hall and the store.
* The middle enclosure is formed by an irregular wall adapted to the rock. The old rooms of the troop have been converted into the museum and activity room.
* The upper enclosure is located on top of a steep rocky crag, being configured in three successive terraces up to the upper deck, from where you can visually dominate the entire Jiloca valley.

Source: Wikipedia

This photo was taken from the viewpoint north of the Castillo de Peracense, Teruel province, Aragon Region, Spain, on November 3, 2019

Taken in: Spain / Aragon / Peracense / Peracense (show map)

Taken on: November 3, 2019

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