Pilar de la Horadada to recreate 1304 medieval border agreement

Pilar de la Horadada will bring its medieval history to life this August with a free historical re-enactment marking one of the most significant events in the region’s past. The performance will commemorate the 1304 Sentencia Arbitral de Torrellas, the agreement that established the frontier between the Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile in the Campo de la Horadada.

Medieval history returns to El Mojon

Pilar de la Horadada will step back more than 700 years on Saturday, 8 August, with a historical re-enactment of the Sentencia Arbitral de Torrellas, the agreement signed in 1304 that established the frontier between the Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile in the Campo de la Horadada.

The free event, beginning at 8.00 PM, will take place in the park on Calle Ciudad de Almeria in El Mojon and forms part of the inauguration of a reproduction of the historic Mojon Real boundary marker.

The re-enactment will recreate the historic agreement between King Jaime II of Aragon and King Fernando IV of Castile, whose representatives settled the territorial boundary that shaped the future of the region.

Actors in period costume will recreate the signing of the arbitration ruling, allowing visitors to experience one of the defining moments in the area’s medieval history. The performance has been designed as both an educational and entertaining event, offering an insight into the origins of the historic border between the two kingdoms.

Celebrating more than 700 years of history

The re-enactment also celebrates the installation of the Mojon Real replica, commemorating the original boundary marker that symbolised the agreement reached more than seven centuries ago.

Admission is free.

The event forms part of Pilar de la Horadada’s ongoing efforts to preserve and promote its historical heritage, giving residents and visitors the opportunity to discover the events that helped shape the municipality and the wider region. By combining live theatre with local history, organisers hope to bring an important chapter of the area’s medieval past to a new generation.