Castle of Alcañices
| Castillo de Alcañices | |
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| Alcañices in Spain | |
| Clock Tower of Alcañices, a part of the castle
Clock Tower of Alcañices, a part of the castle
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| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Open to the public | no |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1211 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Templar Order |
| Occupants | Alfonso IX of León |
The castle of Alcañices is a castle located in Alcañices, Zamora, one of the four fortress located in the north of the Duero.[1]
In 1210[2] it belonged to the Templar Order until its dissolution.[1] The king Alfonso IX of León gave the castle to the templars in 1211,[3] where there was celebrated the great victories of the order.[1] Nowadays only ruins are preserved.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Historia (October 22, 2015). "Apéndice I. Los lugares del Temple". In Martínez, Gemma; Mínguez, Nines (eds.). Templarios. Del origen de las cruzadas al final de la Orden del Temple (1st ed.). Madrid: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U. p. 417. ISBN 9788401015731.
- Back to citation Castillos de España. Vol. II. León: Editorial Everest, S.A. 1997. p. 1.287.
- Back to citation Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (1993). Los Templarios en la Corona de Castilla (1st ed.). Burgos: La Olmeda, D.L. p. 103. ISBN 9788460462774.
External links
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