ɪn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən bˌiːsˈiː, kˈæstʃəlˌoʊ wʌzðə sˈaɪt ʌv hˈæsdɹuːbəl bˈɑːɹkəz kɹˈʌʃɪŋ vˈɪktɚɹi ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɑːɹmi wɪð ɐ fˈoːɹs ʌv ɹˈʌfli fˈoːɹɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniən tɹˈuːps plˈʌs lˈoʊkəl aɪbˈɪɹiən mˈɜːsənˌɛɹiz.
In 211 BC, Castulo was the site of Hasdrubal Barca's crushing victory over the Roman army with a force of roughly 40,000 Carthaginian troops plus local Iberian mercenaries.