Chinchilla de Montearagón Castle
The castle in Chinchilla de Montearagón, was built in the 15th century by the Marquis de Villena, Juan Pacheco, over an older Arab fort of which the faces of the walls remain. César Borgia was held prisoner here.
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Contact address for Chinchilla de Montearagón Castle
Calle Fernando Núñez Robles, 2, 02520
Chinchilla de Montearagón (Albacete)
Phone: 967260001 / 676870665
Email: oficinadeturismo@ayuntamien...
Website: www.chinchillademontea...
- Type of monument
- Forts
- History
- The construction work by Don Juan Pacheco is recorded in the coats of arms that decorate the walls of the towers and recorded in the Topographic Account of 1576, which says: "This tower, wall and moat were made by the Marquis de Villena".
- Period
- 15th century.
- Art style
- Gothic-Renaissance
- How to get there
- Road transport
It was built in the third quarter of the 15th century by Don Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena, on the site of the Arabic “Xerif El-Edrisi” castle.
The castle had great steep walls and six corners with towers cut into them, and was surrounded by a 16-meter deep moat.
In the 19th century a number of renovations took place, and the Keep was lost. This tower once had two rooms on top, in the highest of which, according to the same document, César Borgia was held prisoner for the death of the Duke of Gandía.
It is worth noting that as well as the castle some ruined walls remain from the Muslim and other later periods, such as the Diablos and Tiradores Gates, this latter being the only one that survives intact.
- Timetables
- It is only possible to visit the exterior of the castle. The interior is undergoing restoration.
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