Almazán - San Miguel

Almazán is a small town about 30 km south of Soria.

The city was probably founded by the Cordobesian Emir and Caliph Abd ar-Rahman III. (+ 961) founded and heavily fortified. In 1068, Almazán was conquered by the Christian army of Alfonso VI of León, but soon after was recovered for al-Ándalus. In 1128, it was repopulated by Alfonso I, although after his death in 1134, the town fell into Castilian hands and was granted by Alfonso VII of León to the bishops of Sigüenza.

The construction of the Romanesque church of San Miguel began in the mid-12th century, after the town's incorporation into Castile.

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