Alcazaba de Reina is a fortified hilltop complex dominating the town of Reina in Badajoz at approximately 825 meters altitude, with origins rooted in the Roman city Regina Turdulorum at a strategic crossroads between Córdoba and Mérida. During the Almohad period, Yacus ben Yusuf ordered comprehensive fortifications using adobe construction, resulting in an impressive enclosure with fifteen barrel-shaped towers connected by adobe walls two meters thick. The fortress features a prominent Tower of Homage and multiple cisterns similar to contemporary examples in Cáceres and Medellín. Handed to Ferdinand III in 1246 and subsequently donated to the Order of Santiago, the alcazaba represents a masterpiece of medieval Islamic military architecture adapted to Christian rule.
