Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Castro Caldelas

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Crown town, later held by the counts of Lemos, with its castle

Castro Caldelas, a Crown town from the 12th century, passed to the counts of Lemos, who held its castle. In 1534 King Charles I ruled in favour of the townspeople in the lawsuit over the taxes with which the count had paid for the castle's reconstruction. In 1794 the lordship of Lemos was incorporated into the House of Alba, and in 1809 French troops burned the town and the castle.

What to see today

Castelo dos Condes de Lemos (Castillo de Castro Caldelas): Castle, c. 1501 to 1560

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