Castles in Valencia
Took a drive up the coast to Valencia today, spotted several castles and towers from the AP7 motorway
Couldn`t identify them all, but certainly places to explore when I have the time
Castello de Corbera
The castle of Islamic origin, called Qurbáyra, was first mentioned by Ibn al-Khatib in 1229, who noted that the fortification was under the jurisdiction of Alzira. It formed part of a Valencian defensive network that bordered Alzira to the west and Cullera to the east. It remained under Muslim control until 1248, when it was conquered by Jame I.
The Castle played an important role during the Revolt of the Brotherhoods (Guerra de las Germanias), where in June 1521 the siege and occupation took place by the Brotherhoods, commanded by the rationalist Joan Caro, who had arrived from Alzira, against the guards of King Charles I who occupied it. After taking the fortress, which was badly damaged, the Brotherhoods abandoned it at the end of June due to the approach of the royalist troops of Viceroy Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Count of Mélito, sent by King Charles I. The siege completely destroyed it, and subsequent attempts at reconstruction in 1580 and 1597 were never carried out, so it remained abandoned. In 1640, King Philip IV granted permission to the residents of Corbera to use materials from the castle ruins in the construction of Sant Vicent Mártir Street in the same town, thus leaving its state of ruin definitively ruined.
Situated about 3km from Gandia. It was probably a Roman fortification well situated for its visual command of the sea rather than for the defense of nearby cities, since it is estimated that the city of Gandía was founded around 1240 near an Arab farmhouse located in Beniopa.
In 1097, a battle took place at this fortification between the Almoravids on one side and El Cid and Pedro I of Aragon on the other. The account of this event, mentioned in the Historia de Roderici Campidocti in the 11th century , is the first written record in which the castle appears. A century later, the renowned Ceutan geographer Al-Idrisi also included it in his work.
It finally passed definitively into Christian hands thanks to James I of Aragon - The Conqueror, in 1240 after the surrender of Abecendrell.
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