El castillo de Almansa: ejemplo de adaptación de un castillo a las teorías de la fortificación del siglo XV

Abstract

[EN] The Castle of Almansa has its origin in a primitive Islamic fortress remodeled by Don Juan Manuel, which is the fortress that will inherit Don Juan Pacheco, who as Marquis of Villena will transform, adapting to new theories of fortification that arise in the fifteenth century mainly derived from the widespread use of pirobalística artillery. This adaptation of Don Juan Manuel´s obsolete fortress, becomes Don Juan Pacheco´s castle in an example of the theories of the fortification of the fifteenth century, with the addition of several elements depending on the one hand, the characteristics of the castle was found, and secondly, the geological nature of the hill and its relationship with the surrounding environment, while made him the image of the expression of the power that a character like Don Juan Pacheco once had.