Castillo de Coca

Don Alonso de Fonseca, the Archbishop of Seville, gave the order to build the Castillo de Coca in 1453, with King Juan II of Castile's approval. It was designated a National Historical Monument in 1928.

The castle was built in the Gothic-Mudejar architectural style and is regarded as one of Spain's finest examples of it. Brick is a material that is used both for construction and as a decorative feature. Its rooms are particularly exquisite and have lovely Mudejar themes in the painting and stucco.

While it was customary to construct castles on top of hills, the fact that the castle, which has its Tower of Homage in front, is situated on a hill is rare. In this instance, a meander created by the Voltoya River and the surrounding escarpments was employed, on which massive moats that acted as a defense were constructed.

The castle's framework consists of two sizable enclosures. With its towers and walls, the outer enclosure served as a defensive structure. The higher interior, which had a sizable courtyard and room after room of chambers, served the same purpose. Only a few capitals and a few minor pieces of the original patio are still visible. The Torre del Homenaje, a former prison where figures like the Duke of Medina-Sidonia and Don Gaspar Alonso Pérez de Guzmán were housed, is located next to these dependencies.

Location: Coca municipality, Segovia, Spain