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Medina of the Field Castle of the Mote
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Castle of the Speck in Medina of the Field (Valladolid). This strength had a military function and it was also prison of the Kingdom. The construction of the castle reflects throughout the XII centuries to XV. He/she has an external, more modern wall, prepared to place artillery, and another interior with a homage tower from which a wide patio of weapons is sighted.The castle was in ruins after and Guerra Civilian (1936 -1939) it was reconstructed, he/she transformed this way into the first building of Medina of the Field in being declared Good of cultural Interest.Medina of the Field is considered as Historical Artistic Group from October 14 1978 to conserve a monumental extraordinary patrimony of the time, presided over by the robust figure of the castle of the Speck, attributed Andrés Voca in times of Alfonso IX. Juan II of Castile enlarge it and it enlarges at the beginning of the XV century, but their years of splendor they arrive with Reyes Catholics that in 1493 they attack their restoration and they place their coat of arms on their walls of solid brick. This strength had a military function and it was also prison of the Kingdom. The construction of the castle reflects throughout the XII centuries to XV. He/she has an external, more modern wall, prepared to place artillery, and another interior with a homage tower from which a wide patio of weapons is sighted.The castle was in ruins after and Guerra Civilian (1936 -1939) it was reconstructed, he/she transformed this way into the first building of Medina of the Field in being declared Good of cultural Interest.
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