HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION The fortress, which has a rectangular floor plan, was attached to the city wall that defended the village, now gone. The hexagonal towers are of special interest as they demonstrate an architectural advance of the 14thcentury (when the fortress was built) popularized by the Templars, the aim of which was a better defense of the perimeter against attackers. Symmetrically, the tower keep also has three small hexagonal towers at three of its angles. It has belonged to well-known people in the history of Castile. Its first owner and constructor was Mr. Alfonso Fernández Coronel, executed by the King Pedro I, who bequeathed the fortress to the chiefnotary of Castile, Diego Gómez de Toledo. In the time of Ferdinand the Catholic, its owner was Gonzalo Chacón, whose emblem we can see at the entrance. In 1599 it became the property of the Counts of Miranda, and in the 19thcentury to the Duke of Alba. In 1899, a neighbor of Casarrubios bought the castle and Count’s palace from the duke. ACCESS Only the outside can be visited. FUN FACTS The statement “Castile makes men and wears them out” is attributed to its constructor, Alfonso Fernández Coronel. He had been appointed as Lord of Aguilar by Alfonso XI, but when the latter died he fell out of favor. Before being beheaded and burnt on the order of the new King, Pedro I, he proclaimed the aforementioned statement. http://en.www.turismocastillalamancha.es

El castillo de Casarrubios del Monte es una fortificación del municipio español de Casarrubios del Monte, hoy día en ruinas. Descripción El castillo se encuentra en el interior del casco urbano de la localidad toledana de Casarrubios del Monte, en Castilla-La Mancha. Ha sido adscrito a un estilo mudéjar1​ y su construcción —en la que habría intervenido el alarife Alí Caro—​ se data en el siglo xv. Las ruinas habrían quedado protegidas de forma genérica el 22 de abril de 1949, mediante un decreto publicado el 5 de mayo de ese mismo año en el Boletín Oficial del Estado con la rúbrica del dictador Francisco Franco y del ministro de Educación Nacional José Ibáñez Martín, que sostenía que «Todos los castillos de España, cualquiera que sea su estado de ruina, quedan bajo la protección del Estado».​ En la actualidad contarían con el estatus de Bien de Interés Cultural.

Sólo puede visitarse su exterior GRATUITO Sólo puede visitarse su exterior GRATUITO Es de propiedad privada, y se usa como almacén agrícola

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