Fuensaldaña Castle
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Castillo de Fuensaldaña | |
Fuensaldaña,  Province of Valladolid,  Castile and León, in Spain | |
 Castle of Fuensaldaña in 2007. | |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Provincial deputation of Valladolid |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century |
| In use | Medieval museum |
| Materials | Rocks |
Fuensaldaña Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Fuensaldaña) is a castle in the Spanish village of Fuensaldaña, situated 6 kilometres from Valladolid, the largest city of Castile and León.
History
[edit]Construction on the site began in the 13th century, but the castle did not take its current form until the mid-15th. Captive Moors were used to build it.[1]
Alonso Pérez de Vivero, who ordered its construction, was murdered for conspiring against Álvaro de Luna, a favourite of John II of Castile. The Catholic Monarchs of Spain confiscated the castle from the Vivero family due to their opposition in the War of Castilian Succession; it was returned in 1490.[1] The Catholic Monarchs themselves spent their honeymoon in the castle in 1469, and in 1521 the castle was occupied in the Revolt of the Comuneros.[1]
In July 1983 Demetrio Madrid, the President of the Junta of Castile and León, chose the castle to be the seat of the Cortes of Castile and León, the regional legislature.[2] In 2007 the legislature moved to a brand new building in the city, in an economic blow to both the castle's owners the Province of Valladolid and the people of the village.[2]
Renovations started in 2011 ended in late 2012 when the castle was opened to the public as a tourist site, and venue for weddings, conferences and concerts.[3][2] By 2015, it was safe for tourists to access the roof of the tower.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Seis cosas que quizá no sabes del «castillo de los castillos»" [Six things you may not know about the "castle of the castles"]. ABC (in Spanish). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Gris, R. (16 February 2019). "De 24 años de política regional... a un museo de castillos" [From 24 years of regional politics... to a museum of castles]. El Día de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "El Castillo de Fuensaldaña reabre sus puertas en noviembre" [Fuensaldaña Castle will re-open its doors in November]. ABC (in Spanish). 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "El castillo de Fuensaldaña tiene nuevas zonas visitables" [Fuensaldaña Castle has new visitable zones]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
41°42′22″N 4°46′03″W / 41.7062°N 4.7675°W
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