Castle · Tierzo
Fortified house of Vega de Arias (Tierzo): Casa del Cid
The fortified house of Vega de Arias is a small fortified manor beside the Bullones River near Tierzo. Built in the 12th century and expanded in the 14th-15th centuries during the Señorío de Molina, known as Casa del Cid as legend holds El Cid stayed here.
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- Municipality
- Tierzo
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Altitude
- 1,133 m
- 12th century
- Casa del Cid
- Bullones River
- Señorío de Molina
Defending the borderland
Following the reconquest of the region by Alfonso I of Aragon, fortified manors and castles were raised to defend the territory. Vega de Arias is one such structure: rectangular in layout, of masonry with dressed ashlar blocks at corners and embrasures.
From the 12th to the 15th century
Built in the 12th century and enlarged during the 14th and 15th centuries with corner towers. It is popularly known as Casa del Cid following legend asserting that El Cid rested here on his path into exile. Sits beside the Bullones River in Tierzo.
Location
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Reference villages: Tierzo · Valhermoso · Baños de Tajo · Fuembellida.
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