Peñafiel Castle is located in
Peñafiel,
Valladolid Province
Valladolid () is a province of northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It has a population of 520,716 people in a total of 225 municipalities, an area of and a population density of 64.19 people per ...
, 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 and
Pedro Girón.
Blanche I, Queen of Navarre gave birth to the
Charles, Prince of Viana
Charles, Prince of Viana ( eu, Karlos IV.a) (29 May 1421 – 23 September 1461), sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.
Background
His mother was the daughter and heiress of C ...
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
The Plaza del Coso is an urban plaza in the locality of Peñafiel, in Valladolid Province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
During the year it serves as a bullring during the Festival of San Roque in August, and provid ...
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: "Bul ...
(town)
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Plaza del Coso
The Plaza del Coso is an urban plaza in the locality of Peñafiel, in Valladolid Province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.
During the year it serves as a bullring during the Festival of San Roque in August, and provid ...
References
External links
Castles in Castile and León
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valladolid
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