Molina de Aragón: A Lordship of Its Own
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Molina de Aragón: A Lordship of Its Own
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Alfonso I of Aragon took Molina in 1128; his brother Ramiro II handed the lands to Castile; the Almoravids took them back; and around 1139 Manrique de Lara took them again and made the place an independent lordship with himself as its first lord. The Señorío de Molina kept a separate identity for centuries and the town still uses the name. Its castle is one of the largest in Spain by enclosed area. It sits beside the Alto Tajo natural park, one of the greatest concentrations of river canyons in inland Iberia, and inside a proposed geopark covering seventy municipalities and 4,186 square kilometres.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Walk the castle enclosure and work out how much ground it actually covers
2
of 5
Work out the political story: Aragonese in 1128, Castilian, Almoravid, then an independent lordship from about 1139
3
of 5
Drive into the Alto Tajo and find the river canyons, which are among the deepest in inland Spain
4
of 5
Find out what the proposed Molina-Alto Tajo geopark covers — seventy municipalities and over four thousand square kilometres
5
of 5
Find the Romanesque bridge and the Torre de Aragón above the town
Walk the castle enclosure and work out how much ground it actually covers
Work out the political story: Aragonese in 1128, Castilian, Almoravid, then an independent lordship from about 1139
Drive into the Alto Tajo and find the river canyons, which are among the deepest in inland Spain
Find out what the proposed Molina-Alto Tajo geopark covers — seventy municipalities and over four thousand square kilometres
Find the Romanesque bridge and the Torre de Aragón above the town
Before you go
Molina is one of the coldest towns in Spain with hard winters. Alto Tajo roads are narrow and remote.
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+100 XP
Potential total
350 XP
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