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Molina de Aragón Castle
The Castle of Molina de Aragón is a hilltop fortification in Molina de Aragón, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, formed by an external line of curtain walls and an inner fortress with multiple towers. It originated as a Moorish fortress and later served as a medieval stronghold; several of its square towers and the surrounding walls survive in substantial condition today.
Its prime
1100
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1100
What Molina de Aragón Castle looked like in its prime.
The fortress crowns a rocky, grassy hill as a long linear complex of warm yellow-brown masonry. A continuous outer curtain wall is punctuated by several tall, rectangular, crenellated towers; four prominent square towers dominate the visible line. A recessed arched gateway sits in the curtain, and the inner fortress rises immediately behind with several solid stone tower volumes (originally six). The slope below is punctuated by limestone outcrops and pasture.
Its story
The story of Molina de Aragón Castle.
The Castle of Molina de Aragón — also called alcázar or alcazaba — commands a hill above the surrounding valley in Castile-La Mancha. It originated as a Moorish fortress of the 10th–11th centuries, built over a pre-existing Celtiberian castle, and served as the residence of the lords of the taifa of Molina. El Cid resided here during his exile from Castile.
In 1129 it was conquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon, who gave it to the Lara family. An external line of walls with four gates and numerous towers defends the inner fortress, whose six towers include four still in good condition; the site was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1100.
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Clans who held Molina de Aragón Castle.
The families that held Molina de Aragón Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Lara
Given to the Lara family by Alfonso I of Aragon after the 1129 conquest.
