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6 Tower of Calahorra in Córdoba, Spain

The Tower of Calahorra stands on the south bank of the Guadalquivir River near the entrance to the Roman Bridge. Two sections were constructed in the 12th century by Muslims when Córdoba was part of the Al-Andalus territory, also known as Islamic Iberia. The medieval fortress is now a history museum of that era (9th – 13th centuries) called the Al-Andalus Living Museum. The center section of the tower was added in the mid-14th century by Henry II. Enrique II was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. His nemesis was his half-brother, Peter the Cruel, who he killed in 1369.

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Tower of Calahorra in Córdoba, Spain

Periodista Alberto Almansa, 2, 14009 Córdoba, Spain

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