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 36°35′47.04″N 6°13′35.91″W / 36.5964000°N 6.2266417°W / 36.5964000; -6.2266417Coordinates: 36°35′47.04″N 6°13′35.91″W / 36.5964000°N 6.2266417°W / 36.5964000; -6.2266417
Official name: Castillo de San Marcos, Castillo de Alfonso X El Sabio
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1920-08-30[1]
Reference no. (R.I.) - 51 - 0000183 - 00000
Location of Castle of San Marcos in Spain
Not to be confused with Castillo de San Marcos.

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.

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]

Gallery

See also

References

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

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