Castle of Ojos Negros

The Castle of Ojos Negros was a castle located in the municipality of Ojos Negros,[1] between the province of Teruel (Aragon) and Guadalajara (Castilla - La Mancha). Ojos Negros is a town belonging to the community of villages of Daroca, Sesma of the Jiloca River. This castle is located in the high part of the village.

History

The castle was built on Iberian archaeological remains. Construction was funded by the community in 1303. It was a strategic point of struggles for ancient kings and warriors. This castle was burned by the Spaniards and in the following year was rebuilt. In 1363, the locals lived and took refuge inside it. It held a chapel dedicated to San Juan inside. It had a large oval plant that was surrounded by the Iberian walls.

Design

Castle had three towers one today in ruins and one known as keep Tower.[2] One tower hosts exhibitions. The Tower located on the upper level has a stone base on which stands a mud-based, badly damaged body. The second tower built in masonry and mud, is better preserved and is used as housing. This tower has a wall that unites it with the third tower and is located in the lower level of the walled enclosure. "The keep" is built in masonry and Ashlar, and contains saetera [3] In the face that looks towards the intramural opens a gateway with arc providing access to "The homage Tower", formed by a slightly pointed arch.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Alcañiz, p. 1)
  2. ↑ "Ojos Negros - Xilocapedia". xiloca.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Saetera.rs". Retrieved 13 May 2017.

Bibliography

  • Alcañiz Gutiérrez, Ángel. Situación,riqueza,demografía (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 11.
  • Benito Martín, Félix (1991). Inventario arquitectónico (in Spanish). Teruel and Zaragoza.
  • Burillo Mozota, Francisco, dir. (1991). Diputación General de Aragón, ed. Inventario arqueológico (in Spanish). Calamocha and Zaragoza.
  • Guitart Aparicio, Cristóbal (1979). :Castillos de Aragón. 2:Desde el segundo cuarto del siglo XIII hasta el siglo XIX (in Spanish). Zaragoza.
  • Sebastián López, Santiago (1974). Inventario artístico de Teruel y su provincia (in Spanish). Madrid.

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