Castle of Miranda de Ebro

The Castle of Miranda de Ebro is a mediaeval fortification positioned in Miranda de Ebro, Spain. The origins of the castle of Miranda de Ebro date from 15 October 1358, whilst Tello of Castille asked the bishopric of Calahorra for the land to construct a fortress on the top of the hill of La Picota, a place that became at that time occupied by way of the church of Santa Maria. Nevertheless, the development did not begin until 1449, whilst Pedro Sarmiento occupied the church. Construction turned into not on time till 1485 and had been directed with the aid of the professional stonecutter Juan Guas.
The fact that Miranda has been constantly a border location has induced the fort to witness the effects of war on several events, and became continuously redeveloped. The maximum recent conflict it noticed become during the War of Independence of Spain and the Carlist Wars, that left the castle in ruins. Perhaps the maximum essential event of the fort's history took place during the War of Spanish Independence, whilst Jose Bonaparte signed the decree of use of the French forex in Spain on the citadel. In 1903, the metropolis council, which became at the time the owner of the fortress, decided to dismantle it. The stone from the fort was used for the construction of the bullring,the ruins of the castle have been protected with earth and used as the foundations for the development of a water tank.