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

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

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

Western view of the homage tower of castle

Eastern view of the homage tower of castle

Eastern canvas of the north-east wall of the castle

North-east wall

Villagarcía de Campos

Town Hall

Villagarcía de Campos is a municipality in the province of Valladolid in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, located in the Tierra de Campos region, on the northern slope of the Torosos mountains, on the banks of the Sequillo River and at the end of the Macías Picavea Canal. There is news of its existence in the 11th century when it began to be repopulated by the Sahagún Abbey, in the diocese of Palencia, and during the 14th century it became part of the Infantazgo de Valladolid district, its lord being Don Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque. And later by inheritance it passed into the hands of the Quijada family, its last representative being Luis Méndez de Quijada, married to Magdalena de Ulloa.

Main Square

Church of San Pedro and San Boal

Tower-bell tower of the church of San Pedro and San Boal

Collegiate Church of San Luis

Hermitage of Ecce Homo

House of Bishop Fray Francisco Guerra

Former Magdalena Hospital, currently the House of Culture