Image: Mota-Castillo de la Mota

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Description: The Mota Castle in Medina del Campo (Valladolid, Spain). The word “Mota” refers to an artificial mountain built to defend the castle better, this mound was called in early English: motte. The Mota fortress had a military function and it also was a royal dungeon. The castle was built between the 12th and 15th Centuries. It has a coat with its own drawbridge (today fixed), an outer curtain (for artillery), an inner curtain (with arrow slits for archers and guards) surrounding a large courtyard, and a great square tower (which is the Keep). The castle was left and collapsed, but was recovered after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). It is the first monumental building in Medina declared Good with Cultural Interest.
Title: Mota-Castillo de la Mota
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Author: José-Manuel Benito
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