The fortification of Revellín, , are the remains of the fortifications of the city of

Logroño Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of pa ...

, whose west-facing gate is preserved. The most important part of the fortification process took place between 1498 and 1540, reinforcing the old middle age wall. After the

revolt of the Comuneros The Revolt of the Comuneros (, "War of the Communities of Castile") was an uprising by citizens of Crown of Castile, Castile against the rule of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its hei ...

, the troops of

Francis I of France Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ...

led by general Asparrot sieged the city on May 25, 1521 being responsible of its defense captain Vélez de Guevara. But the construction of the wall and the gate which are visible today started in 1522, Page 7 one year after the siege. After the second half of the 16th century, its role in the city defense started to decline, which resulted in a noticeable deterioration of the walls. Private buildings were built against its walls, which did not prevent its conservation to our days.

Celebration of San Bernabé

During the fiestas of San Bernabé the Fish brotherhood offers the citizens a serving of fish, remembering the siege Logroño was under by the french-navarre army in the year 1521 and which the inhabitants endured feeding on fishes coming from the

Ebro The Ebro (Spanish and Basque ; , , ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows , almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a de ...

river.

External links

Historia de las fortificaciones de Logroño
Lariojatierraabierta.com

References

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