Castle of La Mota, Medina del Campo
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The Castle of La Mota in Medina del Campo is a prominent medieval fortress in Spain, historically notable as a royal stronghold and the place where Queen Joanna of Castile was confined.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle of La Mota, Medina del Campo canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
cultural heritage monument in Spain ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic-Mudéjar ⓘ |
| category |
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valladolid
ⓘ
Castles in Castile and León ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 770 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery bastions
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drawbridge ⓘ inner ward ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ outer barbican ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural
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Monument (Spain) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castile and León
ⓘ
Medina del Campo ⓘ Province of Valladolid ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnTerrainFeature | hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the hill (mota) on which it stands ⓘ |
| near | historic center of Medina del Campo ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Cesare Borgia
ⓘ
Joanna of Castile ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Junta de Castilla y León ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Junta de Castilla y León ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive network of Castile ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 15th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
confinement of Joanna of Castile
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imprisonment of Cesare Borgia ⓘ major reconstruction under the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ use as a state prison in the late Middle Ages and early modern period ⓘ use in the Revolt of the Comuneros ⓘ use in the War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural events
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historical museum ⓘ military fortress ⓘ royal stronghold ⓘ state prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
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