Jaca - Ciudadela

Late at night at the "Ciudadela de Jaca". The construction of the pentagonal fortification started in 1592 under the direction of Italian engineer Tiburzio Spannocchi 1592. It took more than 80 years to complete the fort. In 1707 Jaca was under attack during the War of Spanish Succession by the armee of Charles of Austria. The fort was occupied by French troops during the War of Independence, but got recaptured in 1814 by Spanish troops. Meanwhile this is a "Monumento Histórico Artistico".