Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera

Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera
Native name
Spanish: Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera
Location Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Coordinates 36°40′49″N 6°08′23″W / 36.680343°N 6.139732°W / 36.680343; -6.139732Coordinates: 36°40′49″N 6°08′23″W / 36.680343°N 6.139732°W / 36.680343; -6.139732
Official name: Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1931[1]
Reference no. RI-51-0000494
Location of Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in Spain

The Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera is a former Moorish fortress, now housing a park, in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.[1]

A first fortress was probably built in the 11th century, when Jerez was part of the petty kingdom of the taifa of Arcos de la Frontera, on a site settled since prehistoric times in the south-eastern corner of the city. In the 12th century, a new structure was erected to be used as both residence and fortress by the Almohad rulers of southern Spain. Later, after the Reconquista of Andalusia, it was the seat of the first Christian mayors.

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