Castillo de La Alameda

The castle-fortress of La Alameda (also referred to, erroneously, as the castle of Barajas or the castle of the Zapata family) is located in the Alameda de Osuna neighbourhood within the present-day Madrid district of Barajas, in the Community of Madrid (Spain). It was erected in the 15th century in the village of La Alameda, a 13th-century resettlement village. In its day, it was considered

From 1996 onwards archaeological excavations were carried out at the site and in its surroundings, revealing remains of settlements from the Bronze Age to the Roman period, and today it is partially restored and since 2010 its museum has been open to the public.

It is owned by the Madrid City Council, which acquired it through an urban-planning transfer. This construction, which was in a semi-ruined state, is one of the four medieval fortifications preserved within the municipal district of Madrid, together with the castle of Viñuelas and the remains of the Arab and Christian city walls of the capital.

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Castillo de La Alameda ranks #6,094 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #370 of the 500 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 410 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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