The Jaca Citadel Military Miniatures Museum

The Casttle of San Pedro (Jaca, Huesca, Spain) also known as 'La Ciudadela' (The Citadel) is a pentagonal fortress, built at the end of the 16th century that still retains today all of its characteristic parts: moat, battlements, scarps, barracks, powder houses, tunnels... as well as a beautiful entrance, accessed via a bridge.

The castle lodges in one of its casemates the Museum of Military Miniatures, whose origins are rooted in the collection of lead figurines which were gathered from the sixties onwards by Carlos Royo-Villanova, a miniatures fan and history lover. The figures and their accessories, all to the same scale, 1:87 or 20 mm in height, were mostly produced by the Valencia-based company Alymer.

Afeter the cleaning and restauration by a professional team of technicians and Jaca volunteers, the over 32,000 lead miniatures are now displayed on 23 historical dioramas. The visitors of the Museum can view the recreation of armies and battles of many historical periods, from Ancient Egypt, Classical Greece and the Roman Empire through to the period of the Crusades, the Crown of Aragón, the Spanish Tercios and the Napoleonic era, without forgetting the great 20th century wars, modern mountain units and the Spanish army, now deployed on humanitarian missions.



The web site of the Museum: The Jaca Citadel Military Miniatures Museum (in english, français and español) allows to known the Museum's history, its origins, current rooms, permanent exhibitions as well as a virtual visit of the dioramas.

The Museum is on charge of Diego García, professional military man and fan of the historical miniaturism.