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James the Conqueror’s childhood home (Monzón, Huesca)

Built by the Arabs in the 10th century, Monzón’s fortress was captured by the Spanish Christians and later given to the Knights Templar, who educated future king James I the Conqueror here. Legend has it that on certain nights in May, a figure robed in white can be heard crying out – it is the last commander of the castle, who had to hand it over when the Templars were disbanded by order of Philip V of France in 1312.