Castle of Corçà

Plaça del Rebot, 12 | 17121 Corçà, Girona
Coordinates: 41.9898440000, 3.0178260000 (map)

A dilapidated wall in the historic centre of Corçà is all that's left from a 13th-century castle that first belonged to the episcopate of Girona and became the property of the Royal Court in 1442.

In 1475, the castle witnessed the most remarkable occurrence in its history—it was conquered by serfs in revolt. After three weeks of futile attempts to snuff out the uprising locally, an appeal to the higher power was made and, according to archives, the king sent two thousand men and artillery forces to assist in the subsequently successful liberation of the castle.

We must, however, call into question the claim of such significant reinforcement numbers. Even today, the population of Corçà barely exceeds a thousand habitants and it is hard to imagine the king being so intimidated by a fairly mundane incident to exercise such extravagance.