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Tower of the Captive

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Tower of the Captive

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Tower of the Captive

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Location: Grenade, Comarca de la Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 26, 2022

Tower located on the rampart walkway, it was known in the 16th century as Torre de la Ladrona and de la Sultana. Its name was changed to La Cautiva because it was thought that Doña Isabel de Solís lived there, converted to Islam under the name of Zoraya, a favorite of King Muley Hacén.

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Raffael

September 21, 2022

Tower of the Captive Woman. It is believed that Isabel de Solís lived in it, who later converted to Islam and then called herself Zoraya.

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

June 14, 2023

Prisoner Tower
Zoraya, the morning star

In the second half of the 15th century, the daughter of the commander of Martos, Isabel de Solís, was captured by the armies of Muley Hacén, king of Granada, during a battle between Christians and Muslims of Granada. Arriving at the Alhambra, the young girl was imprisoned in the Tower of the Thief or Sultana, which would eventually take on a new name after this legendary episode.

Source and more info
adurcal.com/enlaces/cultura/zona/historia/tres/torre_de_la_cautiva.htm

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Location: Grenade, Comarca de la Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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