Zafra - Palacio de los Duques de Feria

            
In ancient times, Zafra was located on the Via de la Plata, a road fortified by the Romans between Hispalis (Seville) and Asturica Augusta (Astorga). There are ruins of several Roman estates in the area. In the early 8th century the region was taken by the Moors, whose rule under the Umayyads, Almoravids, and Almohads lasted until the 13th century.

During the Reconquista, Zafra was captured twice, first in 1229 by Alfonso IX, and then in 1241 definitively by Ferdinand III. The area was then repopulated ("repoblación") by settlers from the north of the peninsula. In 1394, Henry III handed over the towns of Feria and Zafra to Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, the Grand Master of the Order of Santiago.

Lorenzo II Suárez de Figueroa, II Lord and I Count of Feria, ordered the construction of the fortress in 1437. The idea was to both build a new residence commensurate with his rank and to complete the city's urban defenses. The construction took place in just six years.

 Over the last centuries, the palace suffered a long decline and was used as a prison, a hospital, and a high school until work began in 1965 to turn it into a Parador de Turismo.

Taken in: Spain / Extremadura / Zafra / Zafra (show map)

Taken on: February 1, 2023

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Zafra

Palacio de los Duques de Feria

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