Frias Castle (Burgos, Castilla, Spain)
The castle of Frías, officially the castle of the Dukes of Frías and also called the castle of the Velasco, is located in the town of Frías in the north of the province of Burgos in Castilla y León (Spain).
It is located on the crag of La Muela, around which the urban fabric of the city of Frías develops. From its privileged situation it controls the valley of Tobalina and the passage of the Ebro river by means of the bridge, also fortified, that is placed to his feet. This is one of the main routes that have united, historically, the Castilian plateau with the Cantabrian cornice.
It is considered one of the most spectacular rock castles in Castilla. The current complex is made up of a mixture of buildings from the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th centuries.
Built in well preserved masonry and with an interior free of auxiliary constructions, it is dedicated to tourist uses and to the realization of recreational and sports events. The castle next to the church of San Vicente crowns the urban framework that surrounds the hill of La Muela and is the reference point of the silhouette of the city.
It is protected by the Decree 22 of April of 1949 and by the Law 16/1985 on the Spanish Historical Heritage.
DJI Phantom 4 - Castillo de Castilnovo (Segovia)
Castilnovo (castillo Nuevo o castillo de Galofre) se encuentra situado en el Condado de Castilnovo que le debe el nombre, en la provincia de Segovia (España). Perteneció, entre otros, a Don Álvaro de Luna, a la familia Zúñiga (antes Estúñiga), y a los Duques de Frías.
El castillo fue declarado monumento de interés cultural en junio de 1931. Está bien conservado y con una frondosa arboleda. Su origen es árabe, siendo edificado entre los siglos XII y XV. Es de estilo mudéjar toledano, obra de alarifes árabes.
El origen del castillo está todavía en la penumbra. Algunos investigadores lo atribuyen a Abderraman I, quien lo fundaría en el siglo VIII. Otros investigadores se inclinan por atribuírselo a Almanzor en el siglo X. Lamentablemente no quedan restos de esa época tan remota. En los siglos XII y XIII datamos los arcos apuntados del lado Oeste del Patio de Armas. Posteriormente, se fueron adosando las seis torres: Solana, Puerta y Vieja, y más tarde las del Moro, Caracol y Álvaro de Luna.1 Las últimas reformas se remontan a los siglos XIX y XX.
Alojó a los reyes de Aragón, Fernando I y Leonor. Posteriormente Juan II hizo entrega del mismo a su valido, Álvaro de Luna. A la muerte de éste, Enrique IV entregó Castilnovo a Juan Pacheco.
Es adquirido posteriormente, junto con una gran extensión de terreno a su alrededor, por Fernando el Católico, creando así el Condado de Castilnovo para ser cedido como dote a su nieta Juliana Ángela de Velasco y Aragón, primera condesa de Castilnovo, en 1557.
En el siglo XVI alojó a los hijos del rey de Francia, Francisco I, como rehenes, tras la Batalla de Pavía.
En 1859 el príncipe alemán de Hohenzollern, su propietario, se lo vendió a José Galofre, secretario y pintor de Cámara de la reina Isabel II. Fue restaurado en el siglo XIX.
El castillo ha pertenecido después a los marqueses de Quintanar, quienes lo vendieron a una asociación hispano-mexicana, llamada Castilnovo S.A., convirtiendo éste en una gran mansión.
Castilnovo (New Castle or Galofre Castle) is located in the County of Castilnovo that owes its name to the province of Segovia (Spain). It belonged to, among others, Don Alvaro de Luna, the Zúñiga family (formerly Estúñiga), and the Dukes of Frías.
The castle was declared a monument of cultural interest in June 1931. It is well preserved and with a leafy grove. Its origin is Arabic, being built between the XII and XV centuries. It is a Mudejar style in Toledo, the work of Arabic alarmists.
The origin of the castle is still in the twilight. Some scholars attribute it to Abderraman I, who founded it in the eighth century. Other researchers are inclined to attribute it to Almanzor in the tenth century. Unfortunately there are no remains of that time so remote. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries we date the pointed arches of the West side of the Court of Arms. Subsequently, the six towers were added: Solana, Puerta y Vieja, and later those of Moro, Caracol and Álvaro de Luna.1 The last reforms go back to the 19th and 20th centuries.
He hosted the kings of Aragon, Fernando I and Leonor. Subsequently Juan II delivered the same to his valid, Alvaro de Luna. On his death, Henry IV delivered Castilnovo to Juan Pacheco.
It is later acquired, along with a large extension of land around it, by Ferdinand the Catholic, thus creating the County of Castilnovo to be ceded as dowry to his granddaughter Juliana Angela de Velasco and Aragon, first Countess of Castilnovo, in 1557.
In the XVI century it lodged the children of the king of France, Francisco I, like hostages, after the Battle of Pavia.
In 1859 the German prince of Hohenzollern, his owner, sold it to Joseph Galofre, secretary and chamber painter of Queen Elizabeth II. It was restored in the 19th century.
The castle then belonged to the Marquis of Quintanar, who sold it to a Spanish-Mexican association called Castilnovo S.A., making it a grand mansion.
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Castillo - Palacio Duques de Alba. Visita Virtual/Reconstrucción. Alba de Tormes (Salamanca)
La Guerra de la Independencia provocó la desaparición de muchos castillos de nuestro país, uno de ellos fue el palacio de los Duques de Alba en la villa de Alba de Tormes (Salamanca).
A día de hoy sólo se conserva la torre del homenaje y las bases del palacio. Gracias a las nuevas tecnologías hemos podido recrear como fue el palacio a principios del S. XIX
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PEDRAZA de la Sierra, Segovia: visitamos este pequeño pueblo, su castillo medieval con una exposición del pintor Zuloaga y su impactante cárcel de la villa.
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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, GE, KOGF, GR (29 October 1507 – 11 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (Spanish: Gran Duque de Alba) in Spain and the Iron Duke (Dutch: IJzeren Hertog) in the Netherlands, was a Spanish noble, general, and diplomat. He was titled the 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes, 4th Marquis of Coria, 3rd Count of Salvatierra de Tormes, 2nd Count of Piedrahita, 8th Lord of Valdecorneja, Grandee of Spain, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. His motto in Latin was Deo patrum Nostrorum, which in English means To the God of our fathers.
He was an adviser of King Charles I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor), and his successor, Philip II of Spain, Mayordomo mayor of both, member of their Councils of State and War, governor of the Duchy of Milan (1555–1556), viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples (1556–1558), governor of the Netherlands (1567–1573) and viceroy and constable of the Kingdom of Portugal (1580–1582). He represented Philip II in negotiating Philip's betrothal to Elisabeth of Valois and Anna of Austria, who were the third and fourth, and last, wives of the king.
By some historians he is considered the best general of his generation and one of the best generals ever. Although a tough leader, he was respected by his troops. He touched their sentiments e.g. by addressing them in his speeches as gentlemen soldiers (señores soldados), but was also popular among them for daring statements such as:
The kings use men like oranges, first they squeeze the juice and then throw away the peel.
Alba especially distinguished himself in the conquest of Tunis (1535) during the Ottoman-Habsburg wars when Carlos I defeated Hayreddin Barbarossa and returned the Spanish Monarchy to predominance over the western Mediterranean Sea. He also distinguished himself in the battle of Mühlberg (1547), where the army of Emperor Charles defeated the German Protestant princes.
On December 26, 1566 he received the Golden Rose, the blessed sword and hat granted by Pope Pius V, through the papal brief Solent Romani Pontifices, in recognition of his singular efforts in favor of Catholicism and for being considered one of his championsHe is best known for his actions against the revolt of the Netherlands, where he instituted the Council of Troubles, and repeatedly defeated the troops of William of Orange and Louis of Nassau during the first stages of the Eighty Years' War. He is also known for the brutalities during the capture of Mechelen, Zutphen, Naarden and Haarlem. In spite of these military successes, the Dutch revolt was not broken and Alba was recalled to Spain. His last military successes were in the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, winning the Battle of Alcantara and conquering that kingdom for Philip II. Spain unified all the kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula and consequently expanded its overseas territories.
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