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Despeñaperros Castle

Coordinates: 37°36′09″N 0°58′43″W / 37.6026°N 0.9785°W / 37.6026; -0.9785
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Despeñaperros Castle, also known as San José Castle, is a castle built in the 11th century in the historic center of Cartagena, Murcia Region in Spain.[1] It was declared a cultural site on 7 August 1997. The walls are composed of masonry and generally flat. The interior of the fortification is divided in two perimeters, the lower with rooms for the occupants and a water reservoir, and an upper space occupied by the cannons, and which has lost gunships.

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  1. ^ "San José Castle in Guadalest in Guadalest | spain.info in english". Spain.info. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

37°36′09″N 0°58′43″W / 37.6026°N 0.9785°W / 37.6026; -0.9785