Castle of Guadamur

Castle in Guadamur, Spain

39°48′38″N 4°08′46″W / 39.81056°N 4.14611°W / 39.81056; -4.14611

The Castle of Guadamur is castle in Guadamur, Spain.

History and description

It was built from scratch in the 15th century by Pedro López de Ayala, although works continued beyond the turn of the century.^[1] Erected on a hill to the East of the urban nucleus of Guadamur,^[2] it consists of a square main body, with circular towers and a larger ortogonal keep,^[3] standing 30 metre high.^[4]

It was restored from a previous state of ruin following its acquisition by the Baron of Cuatro Torres in 1887.^[5]

The castle, as depicted by Parcerisa [es] in Recuerdos y bellezas de España (1853)
Photographed by Casiano Prado [es] circa 1875

References

Citations

^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, pp. 248, 267.
^ Cortés Arrese 2013, p. 282.
^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, pp. 267–268.
^ Cortés Arrese 2013, p. 283.
^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 267.

Bibliography

Azcárate y Ristori, José Mª de (1948). "Castillos toledanos del siglo XV" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones. LII. Sociedad Española de Excursiones: 245–278. ISSN 1697-6762 – via Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Cortés Arrese, Miguel (2013). "Memoria del castillo señorial de Guadamur" (PDF). In Álvaro Zamora, María Isabel; Lomba Serrano, Concha; Pano Gracia, José Luis (eds.). Estudios de historia del arte: libro homenaje a Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis. Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico. pp. 275–285. ISBN 978-84-9911-225-1.