Castillo de Moguer is a

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Moguer Moguer is a municipality and small city located in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. According to the 2023 census, it has a population of 22,956. Its surface area is , and its population density is . The present site of Moguer had been ho ...

, in the

province of Huelva Huelva () is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by Portugal, the provinces of Badajoz, Seville, and Cádiz, and the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Huelva. Its area is ...

, Spain. It was renovated and enlarged in the 14th century. Castillo de Moguer was built of mud-based mortar

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, clay and

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. It is of an imperfect square plan in size, with four towers at the corners. A

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surrounded the castle, as evidenced by written records, but is not currently visible. Access to the castle was across the northwest side, now Santo Domingo Street, via a ramp. Each tower measures and contains two chambers with a covered brick dome. The four towers were topped by

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. A cellar dating to the 18th century, measures and serves as the headquarters of the Tourist Office.

References

*GONZÁLEZ GÓMEZ, Antonio: Moguer en la Baja Edad Media. Diputación Provincial de Huelva, Huelva, 1976. ( ) *ROPERO REGIDOR, Diego. El castillo fortaleza de Moguer. Col. "Montemayor", Archivo Histórico Municipal; Fundación Municipal Cultura, Moguer, 1990 *''Moguer 500 Años''. Catálogo de la Exposición. (Iglesia de San Francisco de Moguer, 3 de agosto - 2 de septiembre de 1992). Ayuntamiento de Moguer, 1992. *ROPERO REGIDOR, Diego. Los lugares colombinos y su entorno. Fundación Ramón Areces, Madrid, 1992.

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