#tortosa

Pastissets 😋 little pastries typical from the South of Catalonia and the North of the Valencian Country. The most common fillings are cottage cheese, pumpkin jam in syrup, chocolate, and jams.

The city of Tortosa, in northeastern Spain, was held by Islamic Moors until the Second Crusade. In 1148, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona led his forces to wrest control of the city. The crusading armies then moved on to attack other places. This left the city open to counter-attack, but in 1149 Moorish armies found the city well-defended, for the ladies of the town donned men's clothing and fought with whatever weapon was closest to hand, including hatchets. Berenguer was so impressed with the spirited defense that he created the Order of the Hatchet and bestowed it upon the women soldiers, This was not a military order, but it was one of the few female honorific orders.