Castillo de Puñonrostro

Known as Castillo de Puñonrostro, it was declared a Property of Cultural Interest in 1949. It is a defensive construction, with a rectangular floor plan that consists of two bodies: the tower of homage and the courtyard of arms, walled and with nine smaller towers. It has an area of ​​1,518 square meters. The castle was built in the late Middle Ages as a result of the conflicts of the nobility for political and economic control of the lands of the area. The works of the fortress had to begin between 1430 and 1465, apparently commissioned by the bishop of Palencia Gutiérrez Gómez de Toledo, uncle of the first Duke of Alba. Later it happened to hands of Alvar Gómez, and later to Pedro Arias Dávila, señor of Puñonrostro. Hence its name. In century XVI was prison of notables of the Court and in century XVIII inside was installed a factory of soaps and a spinning of wool. During the War of Independence it suffered numerous damages to French hands. In 1830 as a result of the confiscation ceased to belong to the Davila. Later the use of the castle has been, as a warehouse of agricultural machinery and for livestock.