Manzanares el Real Castle

Manzanares el Real Castle was built in 1475 by the Duke of Infantado, and is now a square base measuring 44 by 36 meters, in the corners of which are rounded towers and one square.

Inside the fortress there is a courtyard, which is surrounded by a two-tier gallery, and outside the castle is surrounded by a wall with loopholes. The slaughterhouses were made in the form of a Jerusalem cross in honor of Cardinal Pedro Mendoza, the son of the Marquis Mendoza, later the primate of Spain. For almost a century, the castle was the family estate of the Mendoza family.

After relatives of the fourth duke del Infantado could not share the inheritance, the fortress was abandoned. In 1914, the architect Vicente Romera carried out the first restoration of the castle. In 1931, the fortress was recognized as a historical monument and since then it has been under state protection.