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Castle of Chinchilla
Chinchilla de Montearagón, Spain, Spain
Castle of Chinchilla crowns a strategic hilltop in Chinchilla de Montearagón, Albacete province, Spain, with origins in ancient Roman and Visigothic fortifications later rebuilt by Arab rulers.
In the 15th century, Marquis Juan Pacheco of Villena extensively restored it into a formidable Gothic fortress featuring steep walls, six corner towers, a deep 16-meter moat, and the imposing Diablos y Tiradores Gate still bearing his coat of arms.
Famously used as a state prison for nearly three centuries, it held notorious figures like Cesare Borgia in 1504-1505 during his captivity after the death of Pope Alexander VI, alongside roles in the War of Spanish Succession and Napoleonic Wars.
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02520 Chinchilla de Montearagón, Albacete, Spain
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