MEDIEVAL ALBA: HISTORY OF LIONS AND CASTLES

Medieval Exhibition

The imposing figure of the Tower of Homage, or the Armory Tower, is a substantial part of the skyline of Alba de Tormes. It is also a key element of the urban route that allows for a charming tour of the historic center.

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The Fuero of Alba

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

FROM EMPEROR ALFONSO VII TO THE WISE KING ALFONSO X OF CASTILLA AND LEÓN

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

LIONS AND CASTLES

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The sixth day of May, 1085. After nearly four hundred years under the rule of Islam, Toledo once again became the Christian city it was before the invasion of 711, although the border was still very unstable and its guard could not be lowered.

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

The rivers became natural defenses, and it was urgent to transform the Tormes into a solid bastion. Repopulation was necessary, councils were established, bridges were built, temples erected, and an ambivalent, pastoralist and warrior society was created. The towns of Ledesma, Salamanca, and Alba would be the spearheads of the Kingdom of León…

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