Marcilla () is a town and
municipality
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located in the province and autonomous community of
Navarre
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, northern
Spain
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.
Its population was at 2,821 inhabitants as of 2016.
Marcilla castle was built by Pedro de Peralta y Ezpeleta, father of
Pedro de Peralta y Ezpeleta, in the 15th century. It was the seat of the
marquises of Falces for some four centuries, who here kept ''
Tizona '', the reputed sword of
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...
(now in
Museo de Burgos). The castle was restored during 2009–2012.
Notable people
*
David Malo Azagra, retired footballer
References
External links
MARCILLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Marcilla at Google.maps
Municipalities in Navarre
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