Qué fue y qué queda de la fortaleza moderna de Traiguera (Castellón, España). Un patrimonio en riesgo

Until very recently, the fortress of Traiguera has gone practically unnoticed by the historiography devoted to the study of defensive architecture. The purpose of these pages is to summarize the historical context in which its construction was decided and to present the details of the three projects submitted to Philip IV as part of a major plan of defensive architecture in the Kingdom of Valencia during the Catalan War (1640-1652). We also seek to delimit the remains of the Traiguera fortress and analyze what was really built after Tortosa fell to the French army in July 1648. Finally, we report the serious deterioration of the remains.