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Castillo de Tous(Tous)

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There are two fortified areas. The southern part contains the main defensive complex and the main living enclosure with the remains of the internal chambers, tower foundations and the remains of curtains in rammed earth and masonry. At the northern end is a large rectangular tower built into the rock, surrounded by the walls of an earlier enclosure. This large tower has lost its battlements but retains its upper vault. The two complexes are connected by long curtains, the remains of which are still visible at the beginning of the 21st century.

The site was occupied since ancient times, as evidenced by the remains found in the castle, numerous fragments of pottery from the Bronze Age and the Middle Ages. Martínez Pérez also claims to have found some twenty pieces of flint under the remains of the castle.
The origin of the town of Tous dates back to before the conquest of King James I and its name is first documented in 1257. Its castle was the last to be subdued after the defeat of Al-Azraq.
Its first lord was Juan Pérez Zapata, to whom the king granted the town in exchange for the farmstead of Beniopa. This was a singular donation that can only be explained by the king's friendship with Agnes Zapata. It later belonged to Alfonso de Montagut, the Castellví family, the Counts of Carlet and the Dukes of Almodovar.

Two areas of fortification can be seen, the southern part, where the largest set of defences can be found, the main living enclosure with the remains of internal chambers, tower foundations and the remains of tabiya and masonry curtains, and at the northern end a large rectangular tower set in rock, surrounded by the walls of an earlier enclosure. This large tower has lost its battlements but retains its upper vault. The two complexes are connected by long curtains, the remains of which are still visible.

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