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Daroca
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Daroca - Puerta Baja

Daroca - Puerta Baja
Daroca is a small town (pop around 2000), which was probably founded by the Moors around 800. After the reconquest of Aragón by Alfonso I de Aragón (aka el Batallador / the Battler) in 1120, the place developed further but was disputed between Aragon and Castile and was in the 13th/14th. Century secured with impressive city fortifications. Pedro IV de Aragón (aka el Ceremonioso / the Ceremonious) granted the place full city rights in 1366. The territorial dispute with Castile only ended with the marriage of the Catholic Kings Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1469.

The monumental gate is the result of the expansion of an older gate from the 13th century. This was carried out from 1451. The two flanking towers were added at that time.

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