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Cáceres

Also known as Norba Caesarina

Cáceres is a city of Extremadura in western Spain. The Roman colony of Norba Caesarina was founded there in the 1st century BCE, in the province of Lusitania. After centuries of Muslim rule the city was taken by Alfonso IX of León in 1229, and its walled old town of noble houses and towers is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cáceres. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caceres
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“Cáceres.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caceres. Accessed .
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