Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Ciudad Rodrigo

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Fortified town between Salamanca and Portugal

In the 15th and 16th centuries the town enjoyed a boom as a residence of the nobility, and most of the monuments, palaces, churches and noble houses that survive were built then. The 17th century and the first years of the 18th were a time of decline, with wars such as the Portuguese Restoration War. As a fortified town between Portugal and Salamanca it suffered the sieges of 1810 and 1812, and the damage can still be seen.

What to see today

Catedral de Santa María de Ciudad Rodrigo (Catedral de Santa María): Cathedral, 1550 to 1770

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