Castle of Villagarcía de Campos (Valladolid)

Eastern view of the castle

The castle-palace of Doña Magdalena de Ulloa was built around 1336, during the border struggles between the kingdoms of León and Castile. In its time it was a major work, currently consisting of a stone-cut homage tower, an old breadbasket rebuilt and two access gates, one of which is entered by a drawbridge. During the 15th century, palatial rooms were built by order of the Quijada family. Jeromín, the natural son of Emperor Charles I of Spain, who later became known as Don Juan of Austria, was educated there anonymously.

Main south-east facade of the castle

Western canvas of the south-east wall of the castle

Remains of the base of a rectangular tower that possibly defended

the south-east access door of the castle

Access gate in the south-east wall of the castle

Indoor of the south-east wall of the castle

Eastern canvas of the indoor of the south-east wall of the castle

Western canvas of the indoor of the south-east wall of the castle

Indoor of the base of the eastern canvas of the north-east wall of the castle

South esplanade of the parade ground of the castle

South view of the homage tower of the castle

South-east side of the homage tower

Detail of the thickness and indoor filling of the north-east wall at its junction 

with the homage tower

Semicircle arch window on the south-east side of the homage tower

Entrance to the homage tower on its south-east side

Indoor of the first floor of the homage tower

Knight's ancient armour installed on the first floor of the homage tower

Access corridor to one of the windows of the homage tower

South view of the terrace of the homage tower

Exit access of the homage tower

Detail of the postern gate inside the north-west wall of the castle

Remains of the base of the wall that divided the castle's parade ground

North esplanade of the parade ground of castle

The current the bread basket was built in the western corner of the parade 

ground on the remains of a tower, a wall and the castle cistern

Exit gate in the south-west wall of the castle

View of the south corner of the castle

South-west wall

Eastern canvas of the south-west wall of the castle

Detail of embrasures and loophole slits on the eastern canvas

of the south-west wall of the castle

Entrance gate in the south-west wall of the castle

Stone bridge in front of the gate in the south-west wall of the castle

Eye of semicircle arch of the stone bridge

Western canvas of the south-west wall of the castle

Embrasure in the western canvas of the south-west wall of the castle

Detail of the moat next to the south-west wall of the castle

View of the west corner of the castle

Detail of the base of the eastern canvas of the north-west wall of the castle