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Pages in category "Forts in Spain" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Batería de la Atunara; C.
The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages , northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and ...
Forts in Spain (3 C, 13 P) G. Gates in Spain (3 C, 4 P) R. Roman fortifications in Spain (2 C) T. Tower houses in Spain (3 P) Pages in category "Fortifications in Spain"
The Alcazaba (Spanish: [alkaˈθaβa, alkaˈsaβa]; from Arabic: القَصَبَة, romanized: al-qaṣabah, pronounced [alˈqasˤaba]; lit. ' citadel ') is a palatial fortification in Málaga, Spain, built during the period of Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus. The current complex was begun in the 11th century and was modified or rebuilt multiple times ...
Santa Bárbara Castle (Valencian: Castell de Santa Bàrbara, Spanish: Castillo de Santa Bárbara) is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Spain. It stands on Mount Benacantil (166 m) bordering the sea, which gave it enormous strategic value since from it you can see the entire bay of Alicante and its land surroundings. The image of the ...
These are frequently found in Northern Spain, particularly in Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria, Basque Country and the province of Ávila, with the Castro culture and on the plateau with Las Cogotas culture. The word castro comes from the Latin castrum, which means "hill fort".
Bermuda had around 90 coastal defense forts and batteries [1] scattered all over the island chain. Early colonial defense works constructed before the 19th century were primarily small coastal batteries built of stone having anywhere from two to ten guns. Some of these early forts and batteries are the oldest standing masonry forts in the new ...
Before the Spanish could react, sixteen men gained a foothold on the bastion. [11] Velasco rushed to the breach with his troops and was mortally wounded during the ensuing hand-to-hand fighting. The Spanish forces fell back, leaving the British in control of the Morro fort. [34]