Castillo de Casarrubios del Monte: A Fifteenth-Century Mudéjar Fortification
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4
- Popularity
- Low
- Country
- Spain
- Primary era
- Medieval
- External website
- Open
- Eras represented
- Medieval
- Civilizations
- Crown of Castile
- Site type
- Military
- Remains
- Castle
History
Castillo de Casarrubios del Monte is a fifteenth-century Mudéjar fortification in the town of Casarrubios del Monte, Spain. Mudéjar architecture was an Iberian tradition that incorporated building practices associated with Muslim craftsmen into structures made in Christian-ruled territories. The castle survives in ruins, and its construction may have involved Alí Caro, a medieval master builder known as an alarife.
The ruins received blanket state protection under a decree issued on 22 April 1949 and published on 5 May of that year. This measure placed all Spanish castles under state protection regardless of their condition. Castillo de Casarrubios del Monte now holds the Spanish designation Bien de Interés Cultural, a legal status recognizing cultural heritage of importance. Since 2008, it has also appeared on the Red List of Endangered Heritage, which identifies sites considered at risk of deterioration or loss.
