Guadalest is a small
town in Spain, Valencia, in the province of Alicante.The main income of the
town in 2017 is tourism. For those of
you are interested in history, I recommend you to pay the town a visit.
The town is also of interest for you who want to study military history.The old
castle situated in the town should be visited too. The population of the town:
About 200 inhabitants only.
Some facts/ A short history of the town:
-The town was a strategic military stronghold
-The town is old. We have to go back to 715 AD
-The Moorish occupation of Spain.” El Castell de Guadalest ”
was built in the 12th century
-In 1644 the fort and houses in the town were damaged by a
strong earthquake
-During the war of the Spanish succession in 1708 the fort
and the town were damaged
-The river Guadalest flows through the area.
The history of the castle . Here is names of some of the
persons who were in charge of the castle:
-King Jaime II
-Bernardo de Sarria. The Sarria family
-Prince Pedro of Aragon
-The Cardono family
-Marquis of Ariza
-The Orduna family
In 1994 the Orduna house was bought by the town hall in
order to refurbish the house.
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