Medellin

Senora Fiegl invited us to visit the city of Medellin for a day on our second weekend in Spain. We toured the city, which is the birthplace of Hernan Cortes (one of the conquerors of Mexico), and later spend a relaxing afternoon with her family outside of town. Thanks to Charlie for these photos.
The main square in Medellin. The city itself isn't very large, but it has a rich history. Here you can see a statue erected in honor of Cortes. You can see the castle overlooking the city in the background. The city was named after the Roman general
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia. It was originally called Metellinum. In addition to being the birthplace of Cortes, Medellin was also the scene for one of the great battles of the Pennisular War in 1809, as well as a major UFO sighting in 1974.

A shot of the castle outside the city.

When we got up to the castle, there were archaeologists working a the base of it. They were in the middle of excavating what seemed to be part of the old city at the foot of the hill. To the right of Senora, you can see an old church that they excavated and restored. The castle and the grounds were closed that day, but the workers allowed us to go up and take a look around the outside of the castle.

A doorway excavated out of the side of the hill.

A shot of the renovated church and archaeologists from the castle.

On the castle.

The main church in the city.

On the way home. :)