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ID: 7027412
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7027412
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Castillo de Alba (fortification)  Castillo de Alba (fortification)

Coordinates:
Lat: 41 38 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 41.6333  decimal degrees
Long: 006 04 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -6.0667  decimal degrees

Note: Asturian fortress; probably castellum of 'Alva' built by Alfonso III; castle altered very little from original 9th-cen. state until destroyed in 1196 by Alfonso VIII of Castilla; castle is roughly rectangular with four towers; made of limestone blocks

Names:
Castillo de Alba (preferred,C,V)
El Castillo de Alba (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of España (nation)  ........  España (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Castilla y León (autonomous community)  ............  Castilla y León (autonomous community) (P)
Hierarchy of Zamora (province)  ................  Zamora (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Castillo de Alba (fortification)  ....................  Castillo de Alba (fortification) (P)

Place Types:
fortification (preferred, H)  ............  874 to 1196
castle (H)  ............  874 to 1196
archaeological site (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Castillo de Alba..........  [VP Preferred]
.............................  Global Gazetteer online (1998-2000) Accessed 07/01
.............................  Spain: Oxford Guides (1998) 1
El Castillo de Alba..........  [VP]
...................................  Global Gazetteer online (1998-2000) Accessed 07/01
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Global Gazetteer online (1998-2000) Accessed 07/01
..................  Spain: Oxford Guides (1998) 1
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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