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Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Castle of Castelo Rodrigo in Portugal. According to Wikipedia, "It is believed that the castle was founded in the 6th century based on legends. After the village was conquered by Alfonso IX of León in the late 11th/early 12th century, he ordered to build the castle and reinforce the defensive line. The name of the village, as well as the castle comes from the name of the Count Rodrigo Gonzalez de Girón who was responsible for the defense of the castle. The Castelo Rodrigo was incorporated into the Kingdom of Portugal in 1297 with the Treaty of Alcañices between King Denis of Portugal and King Fernando IV of Castile."
"On the ancient hill
León and Portugal once
Fought for this stronghold."
— h/t ChatGPT
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