El Castillo de Arévalo (Ávila) Apuntes Arqueológicos

  1. Diego Lucendo Díaz
  2. Manuel Retuerce Velasco
Journal:
Castillos de España: publicación de la Asociación Española de Amigos de los Castillos

ISSN: 0008-7505

Year of publication: 2016

Issue: 179-181

Pages: 127-136

Type: Article

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Abstract

The Arévalo castle is a medieval fortress located in the region of La Moraña (Ávila, Spain), which was recently restored. The archeological excavations carried out in 2007 were very successful, since a big part of the artillery defence, the defensive moat, and a bastion from the beginning of S. XVI, precursor of the fortified bastion, were discovered and documented. In this article you may read about the main characterictics of this castle throughout its history