Castillo de Alcalá la Real (or Fortaleza de La Mota) is a

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

in Alcala la Real, in the province of Jaén, Spain. It is a defensive enclosure, located at an elevation of . It dates to the 13th-14th century, although some elements of the structure are older. The castle was declared a ''

Bien de Interés Cultural (, , , ) is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense). It includes not only mater ...

'' monument in 1993.

References

* Cano Ávila, Pedro: ''Alcalá la Real en los autores musulmanes'', Jaén 1990 * Cano Ávila, Pedro: Actividad y vida en la Alcalá árabe, ''II Estudios de Frontera'', Jaén, 1998, págs., 157-177 * Cano Ávila, Pedro: Historia musulmana de Alcalá la Real, ''Alcalá la Real, historia de una ciudad fronteriza y abacial'', Alcalá la Real, 1999, vol. I, págs., 315-357 * Eslava Galán, Juan: ''Los castillos de Jaén'', Ediciones Osuna, Granada, 1999, * Olivares Barragán, Francisco. Castillos de la Provincia de Jaén''. C.S.I.C. Jaén, 1992, * Valdecantos Dema, Rodrigo. ''Castillos de Jaén: Descubre el pasado de una tierra fronteriza'', * VVAA: ''Los castillos a través de la historia - Jornadas Europeas de Patrimonio Histórico 1997''. Consejería de Cultura de la Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, 1997, Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Jaén (Spain) Castles in Andalusia {{Jaén-struct-stub