Castle of Alcañices explained

Castillo de Alcañices
Location:	Alcañices
Country:	Spain
Type:	Castle
Open To Public:	no
Garrison:	Templar Order
Occupants:	Alfonso IX of León

The castle of Alcañices is a castle located in Alcañices, Zamora, one of the four fortress located in the north of the Duero.^[1]

In 1210^[2] it belonged to the Templar Order until its dissolution.^[1] The king Alfonso IX of León gave the castle to the templars in 1211,^[3] where there was celebrated the great victories of the order.^[1] Nowadays only ruins are preserved.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: . Templarios. Del origen de las cruzadas al final de la Orden del Temple . October 22, 2015 . Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U. . 9788401015731 . Madrid . 1st . 417 . Apéndice I. Los lugares del Temple . Martínez . Gemma . Mínguez . Nines.
2. Book: Castillos de España . II . Editorial Everest, S.A. . León . 1997 . 1.287.
3. Book: Martínez Díez, Gonzalo . Los Templarios en la Corona de Castilla . 1993 . La Olmeda, D.L. . 9788460462774 . Burgos . 1st . 103.