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Castle Attractions In Alba de Tormes

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The House of Alba de Tormes , commonly known as the House of Alba, is a prominent Spanish aristocratic family that descended from 12th-century nobility of post-conquest Toledo. Their claim to Alba de Tormes dates from 1429, when Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo became Lord of Alba de Tormes while serving as Bishop of Palencia.
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  • 1. Duques de Alba Castle Alba De Tormes
    Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, GE, KOGF, GR , known as the Grand Duke of Alba in Spain and the Iron Duke 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 , 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 , viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples , governor of the Netherlands and viceroy and constable of the Kingd...
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  • 2. Castillo de la Mota Medina Del Campo
    The Castle of La Mota or Castillo de La Mota is a medieval fortress, located in the town of Medina del Campo, province of Valladolid, Spain. It is so named because of its location on an elevated hill, a mota , from where it dominates the town and surrounding land. The adjacent town came to be surrounded by an expanding series of walls in subsequent years, of which little remains. It has been protected by the state since 1904, first as a national monument and more recently as a site of cultural interest, or Bien de Interés Cultural.It is located on the hill of La Mota Los castillos a través de la historia, p.146º/refª, at 1,029 meters above sea level, in the city of Alcalá la Real, in the province of Jaén , dating from the Nasrid period , although with some previous elements.
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