El Papiol Castle
Castell del Papiol
History
The oldest documents mention that on 1115 , Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, signed with Arnau, Bernard and Raimond de Pere the transfer of the village of Papiol.
1206: The King Peter I gave in feud to Raimond de Papiol all the census and use the King had.
1212: One Galceran of Papiol accompained King Peter the Catholic to the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
1315: Another Galceran of Papiol built the Chapel and the Hospital of the village.
1395: King Juan l sold the Castle to Berenguer de Cortillas for 6.000 pounds.
Owners succeed, going trough different surnames: Despapiol, Marimón, Guimerá (Señor de Llorach), and Desbosch among others. Late XVI th century, successions were not through "blood line", but for selling the Castle until 1771, year in which Grau Cebria adquired it. Since then, family transmission has been done: Cebria-Llozer-Almirall-Mora.
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