The castle of Alcañices is a castle located in Alcañices, Zamora, one of the four fortress located in the north of the Duero.[1]
| Castillo de Alcañices | |
|---|---|
| Alcañices in Spain | |
 Clock Tower of Alcañices, a part of the castle | |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | no |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1211 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Templar Order |
| Occupants | Alfonso IX of León |
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
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Castillos de España. Vol. II. León: Editorial Everest, S.A. 1997. p. 1.287.
- ^ Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (1993). Los Templarios en la Corona de Castilla (1st ed.). Burgos: La Olmeda, D.L. p. 103. ISBN 9788460462774.
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