La Mota Castle (Medina del Campo)
| La Mota Castle | |
|---|---|
Castillo de La Mota | |
| Medina del Campo, Province of Valladolid, Castile and León, in Spain | |
La Mota Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Owner | Junta of Castile and León |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Spanish Property of Cultural Interest Castle of La Mota 3 June 1931 RI-51-0000980 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century-15th century |
| Materials | Bricks |
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The La Mota Castle or Castillo de La Mota is a medieval fortress 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 (in Spanish), 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.