Castle of San Marcos (El Puerto de Santa María)

Castle of San Marcos
Native name:
Spanish: Castillo de San Marcos
Front view of Castle of San Marcos
Location: El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain
Coordinates:
Spanish Property of Cultural Interest
Official name: Castillo de San Marcos, Castillo de Alfonso X El Sabio
Type: Non-movable
Criteria: Monument
Designated: 1920-08-30[1]
Reference #: (R.I.) - 51 - 0000183 - 00000
Location of Castle of San Marcos in Spain

Castle of San Marcos (also Castillo de Alfonso X El Sabio) is a medieval castle located in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain. The castle was erected as a fortified church by King Alfonso X of Castile. It was built on the site of a mosque of which the wall of the qibla survives.

Close to the castle there is a replica of the map of Juan de la Cosa and a little fountain.

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Conservation

The castle was declared a national monument on 30 August, 1920 and is currently listed in the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interés Cultural.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain
  2. ^ Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain

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