The Castle of Montearagón was a

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in Quicena, near

Huesca Huesca (; ) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish Huesca (province), ...

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, Spain, built in the Romanesque style. It is now in ruins. In 1094 Sancho Ramirez reinforced the castle to help with the siege of the Muslim stronghold of ''Wasqah'' (Huesca); here he met his death by a stray

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as he was reconnoitering the city's walls. The city was conquered in 1096 by Peter I of Aragon, after defeating the relief forces in the Battle of Alcoraz.

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Montearagón castle
* Montearagon Fortified church buildings in Spain Huesca Buildings and structures in the Province of Huesca Ruined castles in Spain {{huesca-geo-stub