Thursday, 24 December 2009

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History The origins of the town are remote, and there are authors who identify as compared to the Carthaginian rule. In the Archaeological Museum of Albacete are still two ceramic vessels dating from the Bronze Age found in Pe as de San Pedro. It seems that in Roman times was known as Castrum Altum. Even before the Muslim occupation (which took place around 928-929) should have a name similar to the present, appearing as cited in San Bitru Arabic texts or Sanfiro. In the Latin texts of the thirteenth century is cited as Rupe Sancti Petri, probably referring to the name before the Conquest. Almost until the early nineteenth century history of Pe as subscriptions de San Pedro has been in relation to his castle-fortress, whose peak was located in the town until calmer times allowed to fall to its present location.The castle is an impressive rocky plateau that rises vertically nearly one hundred meters from its base, and nearly two hundred on the plain, accessible only by payment a walled road located on its southern side. The whole complex is walled and inside the enclosure are the ruins of ancient buildings. During the Reconquista the castle became important at these latitudes approaching the border. By 1216-1217 it was briefly occupied by Castilian order troops, but about a year after Capt. border Hud ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Yudami (which later became the first king of Murcia), in front of 500 men taken by surprise the castle at night by climbing the steep rock and the wall, killing the guard Castilian and forcing the defenders to surrender after setting fire to the door of the tower where they had sought refuge.Years later came the definitive Christian occupation, which had to take place somewhat earlier date for the conquest of the Kingdom of...