Yedra castle

Municipality: Cazorla

Regions: Sierra de Cazorla

Latitude: 37.907623°

Longitude: -3.001475°

Altitude: 828.624 m

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The castle of La Yedra is also known as the castle of the Four Corners. This fortress guaranteed security and protection to the city of Cazorla.

History of the Castillo de la Yedra

Origin

From roman times,Cazorla has been continually populated. Proof of this are the archaeological remainsfound in the city. Later, during the Muslim period, Cazorla was a small farmhouse of little importance.

Regain

Ferdinand III he was aware of the important role that this area could play in stopping a possible advance by Arab troops. For this reason, he ordered the powerful Archbishop Ximénez de Rada to occupy this territory.

The archbishop led Toledo troops and carried out the conquest of a large territory, which ranged from Quesada to Hinojares. In this way they gotintroduce a wedge in a territory of great importance for the Castilian reconquest of al-Andalus.

The castle of this city thus became the seat of the capital of theOvertaking of Cazorla. The king gave the adelantado the mission of planning and carrying out the assault on a place of great value to the Arab enemy, but which in turn was very well protected, Baza.

After the reconquest, the Adelantamiento lost its military value and assumed the status of jurisdictional dominion.

XVII century

In 1694, a flood affected the city. Once past, the archbishop ordered the castle to be repaired, a place where more than five hundred inhabitants of those who had lost their homes had taken refuge.

Napoleonic Spain

At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle was still somewhat operational as Napoleonic troops took away some of the old cannons that were kept in the fortress.

Present

At present the castle of La Yedrato the the Museum of Arts and Customs "Alto Guadalquivir", which is made up of two different sections, the History Section and the Arts and Customs Section.

The castle

The original fortification was Arab, but the image of the Yedra castle that has come down to us corresponds to the Castilian construction carried out between the 13th and 14th centuries.

The castle incorporateselements of the civilizations that occupied it throughout the centuries and therefore shaped its profile and its defenses.

The quarterdeck

Healcazar It was ordered to be erected by the archbishops of Toledo at the end of the 14th century. It is currently the entrance to the castle, and is made up of a keep and a small parade ground, which surrounds it.

The Tower of Homage

The material used in theconstruction of thehe tower of Homage is regular masonry. Built on a square plan, it is thirty meters high. The tower is organized in three superimposed rooms.

Enclosures

The gate of the enclosureIt isl castillO It is made of masonry framed with ashlars and brick repairs. The entrance has a pointed horseshoe, on which the coat of arms of Sandoval and Rojas is identified.

Finally, the outer enclosure is partially destroyed.alternate the use of masonry and stonework.

Legend

The legend of Tragantia

An Arab leader fled before the advance of the Christian troops. in an attempt togain time to flee, he locked his young daughter in aUnderground castle, wishing that the Christiansentertain upon finding her.

However, the Christians took longer to arrive than expected, the young woman, prey to hunger and cold, ended up dying.

After of his death, the adolescent turned into a snake. With an insatiable desire for revenge that attracted boys and girls from their environment with songs and then devour them. On the night of San Juan, the Tragantía sings with her sweet voice:

I am the Tragantia

daughter of the Moorish king,

the one who hears me sing

won"t see the light of day

nor the night of San Juan.

Schedules

Martes to Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:50 pm / 4:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Sunday and holidays:10:00h - 13:50h

July and August: Morning schedule

Closed holidays: January 1 / May 1 / December 25

Price

Free entrance

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