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The fortress is rectangular in shape, with two towers. Its keep (Spanish: Torre del homenaje, 15th century) is considered amongst the largest of al-Andalus, with the exception of the Comares Tower of the Alhambra. It is surmounted by a Catholic bell tower/chapel (Templete del Papabellotas) added in 1582.
Alcazaba: the main fortress of the Alhambra; Mexuar: one of the palaces partially preserved today; Comares Palace: one of the palaces preserved today; Palace of the Lions: one of the palaces preserved today; Partal Palace: one of the palaces preserved today; Palacio del Partal Alto: a former palace whose excavated remains are visible today
Melilla la Vieja ("Old Melilla") is the name of a large fortress which stands immediately to the north of the port in Melilla, one of Spain's Plazas de soberanía on the north African coast. Built during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of the fortress has been restored in recent years.
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The Fuerte de la Concepción y del Triunfo (lit. ' Fort of the Conception and of the Triumph '), also known as Fuerte de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Triunfo (Fort of Our Lady of the Conception of the Triumph), Fort of Misamis, and Triunfo Fort, [2] is a fortress first built by Spanish Jesuit priest and commander José Ducos as a Spanish fortress in the old town of Misamis (now known ...
Espantaperros Tower and Adarve Alcazaba of Badajoz at dusk Exteriors of the Alcazaba-Castle of Badajoz. The city of Badajoz, specifically the oldest area, located in the highest part of the promontory called Cerro de la Muela, was protected by an enclosure built during the Islamic period, with its fortress known as the Alcazaba.
During the Peninsular War (1805-1813) the citadel was successfully stormed by allied-British, Spanish & Portuguese forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington. As a result, the Napoleonic hold on Western Spain was significantly weakened, and the Storming of the Alcazaba became part of Wellington's growing reputation for success in battle.
In all, 10 different fortifications were built on the hills behind Portobelo port, making it the "most heavily fortified Spanish coastal control point in the Americas". [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Many of the fortifications were attacked and crumbled to heaps of rubble; only the fortifications built in 1753 have survived in good condition, as Admiral Vernon ...