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Medieval tower gives clues to life in Doñana
By h.b. - Jul 12, 2008 - 2:11 PM
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A medieval tower discovered in Doñana is now known to have been a dungeon used for prisoners and perhaps lovers in the Palace. The latter possibility has been strengthened with the discovery of two bodies. A legend says that courtesans kept their lovers there until death.
Prisoners being taken from Sanlícar to Almonte were housed there and there are documents already found which confirm the existence of the palace.
It’s proof of human presence in Doñana during the middle ages.
The Superior Council for Scientific Investigation (CSIC) says the find dates from 1416 and that the Palace was built on the orders of the Duke of Medina Sidonia for his wife, Ana Gómez de Mendoza y Silva, one of the most influential women in the court of Felipe II.
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