Sujet

Montearagón Castle, Quicena, Aragón, Spain, 11th, century (2008). Creator: LTL.

Légende

Montearagón Castle, Quicena, Aragón, Spain, 11th, century (2008). General view of the fortress, reinforced c1090 by Sancho I Ramírez (1043-1094) to help with the siege of the Muslim stronghold of Wasqah (Huesca). Sancho met his death here from a stray arrow as he was reconnoitring the city's walls. The city was conquered in 1096 by Peter I of Aragon, after defeating the relief forces in the Battle of Alcoraz. After the taking of the city, the castle was converted into a monastery. It was destroyed by fire in the 19th century.

Date

2008

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/PRISMA ARCHIVO FOTOGRÁFICO, S.L.

Notre référence

HRM25A41_428

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55,5Mo (3,5Mo) / 45,7cm x 30,4cm / 5400 x 3592 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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