Castle
Peñaflor Castle
🇪🇸 Spain
Peñaflor castle is a castle located in the municipality of Cuerva, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Peñaflor castle was most likely built under the reign of Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century. It was acquired by an individual with the surname Guevara from Henry IV in the 15th century. Later it was sold to Garcilaso de la Vega, father of the poet of the same name, and was inherited by his eldest son, Pedro Laso de la Vega, who lived in Cuerva. By the end of the 16th century the castle had deteriorated and was abandoned.
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Peñaflor Castle ranks #7,271 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #460 of the 602 mapped in Spain. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toledo, 27 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Peñaflor Castle?
Peñaflor Castle stands in Spain, at 39.66699°, -4.22031°.
How famous is Peñaflor Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,271 of 8,134 worldwide, and #460 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Peñaflor Castle?
Castle of Guadamur, about 17 km away.
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