Royal Fortress of the Concepcion

The fortress of Real Fuerte de la Concepción is a star fortress built in the Vaubanesque style. It is located 0.6 miles (0.97 km) west of the village of Aldea del Obispo in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. The fortress was constructed there because of its position of great strategic significance due to its proximity to the border between Spain and Portugal which lies 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the west of the fortress. The Fortress of the Concepcion is also opposite the Portuguese castle fortress of Almeida which lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-north-west of the fortress. In 2006, the derelict fortress was sold privately and the site was renovated into a luxury hotel which opened in 2012.

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  Battle of Castelo Rodrigo ⓘ
  1664 battle

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  Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
  1706 siege

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  Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
  1707 siege

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  Siege of Almeida ⓘ
  1762 during the Seven Years' War

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  Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
  1811 battle during the Peninsular War

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  Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
  1810 siege during the Peninsular War

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  Combat of Barquilla ⓘ
  1810 combat during the Peninsular War

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  Battle of the Côa ⓘ
  1810 combat during the Peninsular War

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  Siege of Almeida ⓘ
  1810 siege during the Peninsular War

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  Blockade of Almeida ⓘ
  1811 blockade during the Peninsular War

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  Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
  1812 siege during the Peninsular War

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  Royal Fortress of the Concepcion ⓘ
  cultural property in Aldea del Obispo, Spain

Frameless

Camino cubierto

Patio-armas

Maqueta Fuerte

Puente Concepcion

Fortress of Concepcion

South east Corner of Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015

North side of Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015

Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015 (21)

Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015 (16)

Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015 (26)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
timelineTypessite,event
timelineArrayArray
event	armed conflict	1664	Battle of Castelo Rodrigo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1706	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	Kingdom of Portugal, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, siege, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1707	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain, siege, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Siege of Almeida	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Combat of Barquilla	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Battle of the Côa	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Siege of Almeida	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Blockade of Almeida	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, siege, blockade	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	siege	Wikidata
link	page		Bien de Interés Cultural page@		Wikidata
link	page		Red List of Endangered Heritage item page@		Wikidata
link	page		Red List of Endangered Heritage page@		Wikidata
link	page		Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@		Wikidata
link	page		Spanish Association of Friends of Castles page@		Wikidata
site	fort	1758	Royal Fortress of the Concepcion	monument, fort, cultural heritage, hotel	Wikidata
commons	image		Camino cubierto		Commons
commons	image		Patio-armas		Commons
commons	image		Maqueta Fuerte		Commons
commons	image		Puente Concepcion		Commons
commons	image		Fortress of Concepcion		Commons
commons	image		South east Corner of Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015		Commons
commons	image		North side of Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015		Commons
commons	image		Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015 (21)		Commons
commons	image		Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015 (16)		Commons
commons	image		Royal fort of Concepción 14 October 2015 (26)		Commons