Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Torredembarra

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Lordly town of the Icart

A town of the Tarragonès, held by the Icart family until 1633, when it passed by marriage to the counts of Santa Coloma. The castle-palace that dominates the village, now the town hall, was the work of Lluís d'Icart. In the summer of 1713 a battle was fought there in which the Bourbon troops defeated the Austracists.

What to see today

Castillo de Torredembarra (ayuntamiento) (Castillo de Torredembarra): Fortified house, c. 1565 to 1800

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