| 词条 | Bentomiz Castle |
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Bentomiz Castle is an ancient Moorish fortress built on a hill near the village of Arenas in the province of Málaga. It sits at a height of {{convert|711|m}}, and lies to the northeast of Vélez-Málaga.{{sfn|Ibn Buluggīn|Tibi|1986|p=235}} The castle site is thought to have been occupied by the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, although it is not clear which parts of the ruins date to which period. Roman baths have been found there. The Arabs built on the existing structure.{{sfn|Arenas - Visit Costa del Sol}} The fortress, then called Munt Mās, was mentioned in the memoirs of Abdallah ibn Buluggin, ruler of the Taifa of Granada in the eleventh century. He described it as a formidable stronghold.{{sfn|Ibn Buluggīn|Tibi|1986|p=105}} The fortress surrendered to him during a civil war that he fought with his brother.{{sfn|Ibn Buluggīn|Tibi|1986|p=106}} When Ferdinand II of Aragon reached the area en route to Vélez-Málaga, in the campaign that culminated in the Siege of Málaga (1487), the Granadan Sultan El Zagal brought a force to oppose them which he stationed around the Bentomiz castle.{{sfn|Irving|1835|p=1110}} The Moors attacked the Christian siege train during the night of 25 April 1487 but were repulsed, and in panic retreated towards Granada.{{sfn|Nicolle|1998|p=61}} The castle was taken over by the Catholic Monarchs in 1487 and maintained as a defensive post.{{sfn|Arenas - Visit Costa del Sol}} The castle is now ruined, but there are still towers, walls and underground chambers.{{sfn|Arenas - Absolute Axarquia}} ReferencesCitationsSources{{refbegin}}
|title=Arenas|work=Absolute Axarquia|accessdate=2013-02-22}}
|title=Arenas|work=Visit Costa del Sol|accessdate=2013-02-22}}
|last1=Ibn Buluggīn|first1=ʻAbd Allāh |last2=Tibi|first2=Amin T. |title=The Tibyan: Memoirs of Abd Allah b. Buluggin, Last Zirid Amir of Granada. Translated from the Emended Arabic Text and Provided with Introduction, Notes and Comments |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltcUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA105|accessdate=2013-02-22 |year=1986|publisher=Brill Archive|isbn=978-90-04-07669-3}}
|last=Nicolle|first=David|title=Granada 1481-92|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRQBkkKo8GkC&pg=PA61|accessdate=2013-02-22 |date=1998-05-15|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-85532-740-5}}
|last=Irving|first=Washington|title=The complete works|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C0wpO3Wj6JgC&pg=PA1110|accessdate=22 February 2013 |year=1835}}{{refend}} 4 : Castles in Andalusia|Buildings and structures in the Province of Málaga|Ruined castles in Spain|Moorish architecture in Spain |
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