Petrer Original Castle of the ends of the XIIth century

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Native of final of the XII century or principles of the XIII one, is a Muslim castle, probably built on a previous watchtower, it is in a polygonal way, and his factory is of mazonería with seat in the edges of its sides. It is battlemented and their interior is traveled by an embankment.The external wall is formed by two canvases of separate tapial by a central turret and cubes in the ends. Their more outstanding element is its square great tower, with two floors and a basement that it was a reservoir in the Islamic time. Later on it would be used as prison. It also possesses a great room avoltada, scenario of the feudal gentleman's parties.Their function was eminently strategic and of domain of the territory, when controlling the step between the Castilian plateau and the mediterranean coast. It was taken by the Moorish ones during the revolts of 1265; to recover it, the boy Alfonso from Castile appealed to Jaime's help I who soon reconquered it.
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