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Eastern view of the castle from the bank of the Tera RiverThe Castle of the Counts of Benavente was built in the mid-15th century (1455-1499) on the site of a High Medieval fortress by Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel, the 4th Count of Benavente. It occupies a privileged position on the promontory where the city's old town is located. Built on a quadrangular plan, it is guarded by semi-cylindrical towers that are unevenly distributed, a drawbridge, and all dominated by the large, freestanding homage tower, popularly known as the Macho. It actively participated in the wars with Portugal, and by 1710 it was in a considerable state of disrepair, so it was decided to build a new fort to protect the border with Portugal. In 1887 it became the property of the City Council, which has since used it for various purposes. |
15/4/26
Castle of Puebla de Sanabria (Zamora)
11/3/26
Castle of Mota del Marqués (Valladolid)
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North-west view of the castleThe castle was built in the 13th century during the reign of King Alfonso X the Wise, on a hill overlooking the town. The original layout consisted of a wall flanked by towers, of which some vestiges still remain. The homage tower is preserved in ruin, the only one with a circular floor plan in all of Castile, with arrow slits for defense and covered by a dome. From 1222, it belonged to the Teutonic Knights of Prussia through Beatrice of Swabia, wife of King Ferdinand III the Saint of Castile, passing during the reign of King Alfonso XI to Juan Alonso de Benavides. During the Peninsular War in the 19th century, it was destroyed by the French invaders. |
Mota del Marqués
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Town HallMota del Marqués is a municipality in the province of Valladolid, in the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. It is located on one of the western foothills of the Torozos Mountains, the region to which it belongs, on the banks of the Bajoz River. Within the municipality, remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages have been found, as well as Roman vestiges. The town's name refers to its location on the slope of a hill (mota) where the remains of a castle stand. Its name has changed throughout the centuries, receiving multiple designations, always associated with its hill (mota). It has been called Santibáñez de Mota, Valdemota, and Mota de Toro, until the end of the 16th century, when King Philip II granted Rodrigo de Ulloa, the town's owner, the title of Marquis, thus giving the town its current name, Mota del Marqués. |
28/1/26
Castle of Cavia (Burgos)
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Western view of the castleThe castle, also known as the Rojas Fortress, was commissioned by the Rojas family in the 15th century on the site of an original 13th-century fortification consisting of a tower and a wall. The current structure is irregular in shape, with the homage tower having a rhomboidal floor plan and unequal sides. Indoor, there is a palatial courtyard with pilasters. The south side, due to its vulnerability, is reinforced at the corners with turrets. The pointed arch entrance is located on this side. The rest of the wall rejoins the tower to the east, a side also reinforced by small turrets. The various heraldic shields that appear on the main side of the fortified house have been attributed to the Enríquez, Valdivielso, Sandoval, and Rojas families, while those of the latter family also appear on the fortress towers. |
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