(Castillo de Villalba en Cebolla, Toledo, Spain)

Stones were raised by many

hands and backs bend,

to create the walls for protection.

Begging for a raise

of pay did not work.

The trade-unions still had to be

invented.

Romans were forgotten

their road nearby used

for later people’s needs.

Foundations had been laid by

Islamic rule, in the XI – XII century,

while in later ages the Order of Templars

(los templarios) enforced the construction

and the walls were thick.

The fortification aimed

to defend the strategic route

near the river Tajo along which

merchandise travelled.

Rulers that lived inside

the walls such as Juan-II of Castille,

did hold the reins of

arrogance.

Thick walls are not meant

for enlightened minds.

all photos and texts (c) Drager Meurtant, May 17, 2018 – June 17, 2024