Blog of the castles in Jaén
Overtaking Cazorla
When we speak of "Adelantamiento", we are referring to the territory that the adelantado governed. An adelantado was a high...
Pedro Girón, Maester of Calatrava
Pedro Girón de Acuña Pacheco was a Castilian nobleman belonging to the court of Henry IV of Castile, known for...
Jaen Pact
The Pact of Jaén was an agreement signed in 1246 between the King of Castile, Ferdinand III, and the first...
Military Order of Calatrava
The Order of Calatrava is a military and religious order founded in the Kingdom of Castile in 1158 (12th century)....
The legend of the Troubadour Macias
Legend has it that the Troubadour Macias was born in a Galician village between 1340 and 1370, although little is...
The Battle of Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was crucial in the Christian Reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula. It marked a before...
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