It is known that in the 12th century, a castle stood atop a basalt hill, controlling the route between Girona and Barcelona along the royal road.
This castle became the nucleus around which the village developed, founded by Viscount Guerau VI of Cabrera in 1243. This village grew under the protection of its walls and the castle, eventually becoming the administrative capital of the Cabrera viscounty, a strategic point for territorial control and regional communications. To reach the castle from the village, one had to pass through three gates, each with its own defensive structures.
Both the village and the castle endured sieges and renovations due to various conflicts, but it was during the War of Succession that the need to adapt to new forms of warfare led to the transformations of the medieval castle into a bastioned fortress. Between 1712 and 1713, in the context of the War of Succession, the first works on the modern fortress began under the design of engineer Francisco de Santa Cruz, consolidating its role as a military stronghold in the 18th century. However, it was between 1794 and 1795, during the Great War, that the construction was completed, making the fortress operational.
