Portal de Jumilla
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The Archaeological Museum of Murcia (MAM) today (20:00) will host a lecture on the Castillo de Jumilla by archaeologists Emiliano Hernández Carrión, director of the Archaeological Museum of Jumilla and director of excavations related to the strength, and Joseph Luis Simón García, territorial archaeologist in the province of Alicante.
The museum managed by the Ministry of Culture and Spokesperson will be on display from today exposed more of the materials relating to the Castillo de Jumilla found in MAM funds within the initiative 'Piece of the month'.
The general director of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas said that "both the conference offered archaeologists on Castillo de Jumilla like pieces for a month will remain on display at the Archaeological Museum will serve to all citizens of the region and those we visit understand the value and importance of this military monument hallmark of Jumilla and witness their history over the centuries. "
Hernández García Carrión and Simon are the authors of a historical and archaeological study of the strength that has led to the book "El Castillo de Jumilla.
History of a sentry '.
It is a work that looks back to the geographical framework and historiography Castle Jumilla and analyze and describe all the structures thereof.
During the conference, experts will address these issues in the same way and, in particular, made a historical review of the monument, based on the materials recovered from the excavations.
Pieces which in some cases have been able to reconstruct virtually to better understand its possible original configuration, dating from the fourteenth century.
The work done by both archaeologists, who also will discuss with conference attendees this afternoon at MAM concludes with an overview of the restoration process carried out in recent years in the Castillo de Jumilla.
Materials displayed within the initiative 'Piece of the month' remain in a glass case at the entrance of the Archaeological Museum until mid-March.
Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00;
Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00, and on Sundays and holidays from 11:00 to 14:00 hours.
Fort Story
The strategic position of the hill where the castle stands Jumilla has made the area has been occupied more or less stable since the Bronze Age until the reign of the Catholic Monarchs.
The first documented fortification date Iberian time, was built of large bricks.
The Romans were limited to build a watchtower and several ponds.
It was from the eleventh century, with the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba, when King Taifa of Denia, which belonged Jumilla, built the first castle in the place where it is today.
And in the fifteenth century, the Marquis de Villena, Juan Fernandez Pacheco, Moorish fortress built on a new plant, adapted to new times.
The castle was then as now known, with its courtyard and its keep, of triobulada floor and five floors.
Recent historical episodes in which attended this fortress were the War of Spanish Succession (1707) and War of Independence (1813).
After years of neglect, in 1971 the first restoration work began, and 2010 have been developed performances consolidation, restoration, archaeological excavations and restoration of architectural elements, both inside the fortress and the site of the citadel, their access.
Source: CARM
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