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South view of the castleThe castle of Villapadierna dates back to the mid-15th century, approximately 1449, since in a documentsigned by King John II of Castile, the castle was occupied by a warden and a garrison. Built by order of Fadrique Enríquez, Admiral of Castile, it passed to the House of Alba through the marriage of Doña María Enríquez, daughter of the admiral, with the first Duke of Alba. At the end of the 18th century it belonged to the Marchioness of Villafranca. It is small, Gothic in style and made up of a square tower surrounded by a double enclosure. Little of the outer barrier remains, half-ruined and its sections are very worn. The castle was surrounded by a water moat that took water from the nearby Esla River through a tunnel two kilometers long. |
7/8/24
Castle of Villapadierna (León)
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Cubillas de Rueda Town HallVillapadierna is a town belonging to the municipality of Cubillas de Rueda, in the province of León in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León. It is located in the north of the province and is 51 km from the capital of León and 5 km from its town hall. This region south of the Cantabrian mountain range is believed to have belonged to the Vadinienses tribe, who fought against Roman troops in the Cantabrian Wars, until they eventually accepted their rule and culture. The terms paternus and maternus were used in the Middle Ages as personal names, "Padierna" derived from paterna, so Villapadierna means paternal town or town of Paterno. |
11/7/24
Castle of San Pedro de Latarce (Valladolid)
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North view of the castle from the bridge that crosses the Sequillo riverThe castle of San Pedro de Latarce is one of the defensive buildings ordered to be built by King Alfonso IX of León, to reinforce the border against the kingdom of Castile at the end of the 12th century. Later in the Middle Ages, a castle of formwork masonry would be built on it, which included a large gate tower (during the time of María de Molina), becoming the property of the Knights Templar. It has an oval floor plan and was renovated by the Bazán family throughout the 15th century. Currently its general condition is one of progressive ruin, with only a closed wall of approximately 350 meters standing, being municipal property since 2013. |
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