Silves - The Castle

And after so many invasions we, Algarvians, have a miscellany DNA...

Ah, that's a bit too simple ,,,and the complete story deserves … History:
Around 716, the Visigothic citadel was conquered by the the Umayyad Caliphate who reinforced the existing fortifications with a new series of walls. This new period resulted in a great period of development, under the Moorish occupiers, that include the extensive walls in the west. In 1160, it was sacked by Ferdinand I of León and Castile, but remained only for a short time in the hand of the Christians: it was quickly recaptured by the Moors. King Sancho I of Portugal, supported by the powerful Crusader army, conquered the city, after a prolong encirclement in 1189. But, a grande army, under orders from Amir al-Mu'minin, in 1191, retook the city. The buildings of the Taifa kingdoms of the 11th century, which includes the Palace of Balconies (where Al-Mutamid, lived as the poet Ibn Amarhe) progressed in the 11th century. The walls and towers that today represent the Castle of Silves came from these campaigns and public works by Almoravides and Almohads in the 12th and 13th centuries.[1][2] The castles internal water catchment, and large rain fed underground cistern were used to provide freshwater for the surrounding dwellings (to as late as the 1920s). It would only be in the 13th century, during the reign of Afonso III of Portugal, that forces under the command of D. Paio Peres Correia, would definitively take the fortress.

Is it clear now ?

Clear but uncomplete... because you skipped that 500 years ago part of the Jews from Andalucia, escaping the catholics king Fernando and queen Isabel's forced conversions, found a refuge in our Algarve. Later they were also forced to be baptized -or leave- but Algarve was far from Lisbon, communications were not easy and Holy Inquisition was not very active or motivated here...

A beautiful image, love the earth color

Happy new week:)

Thank you Annemarie.
Enjoy a new sunny week you too.
Here they talk of 23 Celsius...

Excellent trio!

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Razor sharp details; beautiful PiP's.
Thank you for the note José.

My dear Jose, only you would think of placing the inset PIP right on each brick...so unique and refreshing to see, I may think you are a perfectionist!!!!!!LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! Un abrazote!!

Virgo ( it is none of my "business", september the 16th...
They are Insuportáveis as they say here…
Buenos dias senhora.
Bye Zulma ( this thing doesn´t let me put the~over the n.
Forget it.

Interesting and beautifully captured series of images,

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Like the colors and the view, Jose !

Great textural quality!