Montealegre Castle lies, in the village by the same name, in the province of Valladolid in Spain.
The name Montealegre appears during the reign of King Alfonso VIII as a Lordship of an Alfonso Téllez. The name continues to be connected to this noble family, when a century later there appears a Lord of Montealegre; Tello Perez de Meneses. He probably built the first castle, more primitive than the present one, on this site somewhere around 1300. The Lordship of Montealegre was then situated on the border line of defense with the kingdom of Leon.
The present castle, with its austere and strong appearance, has a slightly trapezial groundplan, with four strong towers at its corners. Three of them are rectangular and the fourth is pentagonal and served as the keep. In the middle of its curtain walls it is fitted with slender circular towers. The height of its walls range from 18 to 24 meters with a thickness of 4 meters. With its functional and horizontal impression it represents an adoption of a Mediterranean-Arab castle, a style known in Europe from the 13th century.
The Military order of Santiago and later King Alfonso X, the Wise, granted several rights and privileges to Montealegre. And it soon became part of the Lordship of Alburquerque. It was elevated to a County by Don Enrique Manuel de Villena. Later it belonged to the Guzmán family. During the reign of King Felipe IV a Martin Guzmán y Rojas becomes Marquess de Montealegre. He is the one that places his coat of arms above the entrance gate.
The history of this castle confirms its strength, since it was never taken by force. King Pedro I, the Cruel, tried to conquer it when its lord; Don Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, was absent. But when his troops besieged the castle he hadn't counted on the fierce resistance of its lady; Doña Isabel de Meneses. So after a long and useless siege the king had to raise the siege. Two centuries later, in the 16th century, the Castilian Communeros who had revolted against the emperor Carlos, also tried to take the castle by force. They also failed and had to resort to treason to open its doors.
At the present its exterior is restored but its interior is completely dismantled since it was used as a cereal silo. I don't know what its present use is. It's not accessible. The castle lies on the western end of the village, almost on the end of a large hill and offers superb views of the surrounding countryside in all directions.
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El castillo de Belmonte de Campos es una fortaleza bajomedieval situada en la localidad española de Belmonte de Campos, en la provincia de Palencia. El 3 de junio de 1931 fue declarado Monumento Histórico-Artístico, y en la actualidad se encuentra mayormente en ruinas, sobre todo en su interior.
Historia
El castillo de Belmonte de Campos fue reconstruido por Juan Manuel, marques de Villena, hacia mediados del siglo XV. Años después pasó sucesivamente a ser propiedad de la familia Manrique, del conde de Oñate y del marqués de Montealegre. Es probable además que la parte más antigua de la fortaleza haya sido diseñada por Gómez de Isla, debido a los parecidos del castillo con sus otras construcciones como Fuensaldaña o Peñafiel.​ Hacia 1880 las tierras en que se hallaba el castillo fueron adquiridas por unos vecinos del pueblo a un precio de 2.000 reales.​ Funcionaría entonces como palomar y también como fuente de suministro de piedras para la construcción de viviendas en la zona. En 2013 la lluvia y el viento contribuyeron a derribar el hastial que se encuentra junto al arco de entrada.
A mediados de septiembre de 2017 el Ayuntamiento de Belmonte de Campos formalizó la adquisición de propiedad de la mitad del castillo, permitiéndole tener a partir de entonces capacidad jurídica para ejecutar obras de mejora y rehabilitación en el monumento.
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El castillo se halla construido sobre una pequeña elevación en el terreno y según algunos autores su diseño no parecería ser muy acorde al de una fortaleza defensiva de guerra. Contiene la torre del homenaje aún en pie y las ruinas de lo que serían un recinto irregular. Su planta es rectangular, de 20 metros de altura, y cuenta con cuatro pisos, de los cuales el segundo y el cuarto carecen actualmente de los forjados de madera que se apoyaban en arcos rebajados. Los pisos 2 y 3 están separados por una bóveda de cañón, mientras que la última planta está cubierta por una bóveda de crucería. En esta misma se conserva también un balcón renacentista sobre una gran repisa de cantería construido con posterioridad a la estructura de la torre. Exteriormente, son visible cuatro garitones (torrecillas) que arrancan desde el cuarto piso y contienen escaleras de caracol sin pilar central. A la izquierda de la entrada al castillo existió también un hastial con restos de una ventana enrejada, que pudo ser parte de una edificación palacial, pero las inclemencias meteorológicas terminó por derribarlo el 29 de abril de 2013.

Castillo de Belmonte de Campos

Gothic noble fortress, built in the 15th century by the descendants to Pedro García Herrera, major-general of Castile and nephew of the bishop of Palencia Sancho de Rojas, founder of the Manor of Ampudia.
The building is shaped as a trapezoid, with four square turrets in the corners and the front is symmetrical. Today the castle houses a collection of art objects and antiques.
Don Pedro de Ayala, the Count of Salvatierra, was one of the owners of the castle. He fought in favour of the comunera cause in the battle of Ampudia, which confronted the followers of the emperor and the troops of the Acuña Bishop.
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Castillo de Ampudia

Trigueros Castle lies, in the village of Trigueros del Valle, in the province of Valladolid in Spain.
The history of Trigueros Castle isn't very well known. It is not built on a strategic position because, although located on a small hill in the village, it is dominated by other higher hills. So, the castle was probably more a fortified residence than a military strength. Also the name of the village church, an older building on a higher hill; Santa Maria del Castillo, seems to indicate that the most suitable place of a preceding strength already had been taken.
By its groundplan and disposition it seems to have been build in the 14th century. And reformed and completed in the 1453 as indicated by the coat of arms of Gutierre de Robres (or Robles) and his wife Maria de Guevara, placed above the entrance gate.
Its groundplan is a rectangle of about 56 by 40 meters with rectangular towers at the corners. These towers were only slightly higher than the curtain walls and on of them was inhabitable. In the center of the northern wall stands the square keep with 2 meter thick and 10 meter wide walls. The gatetower is in the center of the western wall and gave access to the courtyard through 3 successive, heavy, wooden doors.
Beneath the courtyard are three vaulted underground rooms which were used as stables and for storage. On the courtyard are remnants of walls of several buildings and a cistern.
Closely surrounding the castle and following its outline is a ruined second enclosure of about 70 by 50 meters, reinforced with cylindrical towers. These towers are equipped with artillery slits dating back to around 1500.
During the revolt of the Comuneros, the vassals of Robles assaulted and sacked the castle to take revenge for the abuse that Robles committed on them.
This is a pretty castle ruin, which was being restored when I visited, thus preventing access. I don't know if it is normally accessible. There are numerous underground spaces in the little hills directly surrounding the castle. They seem to be used by the villagers for storage. At some of these the ceiling had collapsed which gave me the possibility to look inside. Some of these spaces seemed very large; almost like halls. I was told that some of these were cellars made and owned by the villagers for storage. Some of them could be as old as 500 years.
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Trigueros Castle

Built in the 15th century by the Vivero family as a noble home. The family became linked to the region's history when the future Catholic Monarchs got married in their castle.
Construction started in the 13th century, but it is not until the 15th century that the structure acquires today's configuration. Inside, the building was shaped as a 'U' around the cortyard, which today has been made into the parliament floor. During the Comunidades war, it was peacefully occupied by the comunero troops. The castle was the General Assembly of Castilla y León.
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