Peñafiel Castle is located in
Peñafiel,
Valladolid Province, Spain. The castle is more than long and encloses an area about wide. Standing in the middle is a high three storey keep.
Fernan Gonzalez began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, as a frontier outpost in defense against the Arabs. A castle was built in 1013 by Sancho Garcia to protect the land. Several other members of the Spanish nobility added to the castle including
Juan Manuel
Don (honorific), Don Juan Manuel (5 May 128213 June 1348) was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy (died 1292), Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordshi ...
and
Pedro Girón.
Blanche I, Queen of Navarre gave birth to the
Charles, Prince of Viana
Charles, Prince of Viana () (29 May 1421 – 23 September 1461), sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the eldest son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre. He pre-deceased his father.
Background
His mother was the dau ...
in the keep of Peñafiel in 1421.
Gallery
Image:CastilloPeñafiel2.jpg,
Image:Castillo de Penafiel 7111.JPG,
Image:CastilloPeñafiel4.jpg,
Image:Peñafiel - Plaza del coso - 20110210a.jpg, View from Plaza del Coso
Image:Castillo Peñafiel.jpg,
Image:Castillo de Peñafiel (Valladolid). Torre del Homenaje.jpg,
Image:Peñafiel - Castillo 08.JPG,
Image:Peñafiel PM 17927.jpg,
Image:Penafiel-Espana0011.JPG,
Image:Castillo de Peñafiel - Vista lado izquierdo desde torre central.jpg,
Image:030518 1323 Peñafiel Judería Duratón Castillo T91.JPG,
Image:Panorámica del Castillo de Peñafiel.jpg,
See also
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Peñafiel, Spain
Peñafiel is a town in the Valladolid Province and the greater autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is best known for the Peñafiel Castle and for its medieval square used for bullfights and named "Plaza del Coso" (English: "Bullri ...
(town)
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Plaza del Coso
References
External links
Castles in Castile and León
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valladolid
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