Editing Badajoz (section)

====Alcazaba====
{{Main|Alcazaba of Badajoz}}
The [[Alcazaba of Badajoz|Alcazaba]], a [[Moorish]] [[citadel]] built in the 9th century by [[Ibn Marwan]], was fortified by the [[Almohad]] [[caliph]] [[Abu Yaqub Yusuf]] in 1169, although there are traces of earlier work dating back to 913 and 1030. The Alcazaba served as the primary residences for the rulers of the [[Taifa of Badajoz]] in the 11th and 12th centuries. The Almohad rulers were expelled in the 13th century at the hands of [[Alfonso IX of León]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aytobadajoz.es/es/ayto/monumentos/alcazaba|title=Monuments: Alcazaba|publisher=Ayuntamiento de Badajoz|access-date=9 July 2013|language=es|archive-date=July 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711221337/http://www.aytobadajoz.es/es/ayto/monumentos/alcazaba#.UdxHp20dRZE|url-status=live}}</ref> The Torre de Espantaperros has a height of {{Convert|30|m}} and is built of mud and mortar. It has an octagonal plan with a quadrangular structure that once provided scenic views of the countryside. The name is attributed to the sharp ringing of a bell that was one installed in the tower. The building attached to it, built in the 16th century called La Galera, once served as city hall, then a prison and finally it is now the Archaeological Museum. A well-tended garden surrounded this monument where archeological finds from the Visigothic, Roman, and other periods were found.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aytobadajoz.es/es/ayto/monumentos/monumento/171/torre-de-espantaperros/|title=Tower Espantaperros|language=es|access-date=10 July 2013|publisher=Aytobadajoz.es|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104757/http://www.aytobadajoz.es/es/ayto/monumentos/monumento/171/torre-de-espantaperros/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ring|Salkin|La Boda|1995|p=74}}{{Sfn|Kendrick|Michelson|Barbero|2008|p=199}}