The Alcalá de Guadaíra Castle in Seville, Spain was built in 1244. While it was originally a royal prison, it later became a church and still contains remnants of images of the Virgin Mary.The Castle is located on a promontory which is high enough to completely dominate the surroundings, in the same place as previous human settlement was to be found in the Bronze Age.
It was built during the times of Muslim domination, in the 11th and 12th centuries, although after the Reconquest by Ferdinand III is when it acquired its definitive layout. Important development was still taking place right up to the late 15th and early 16th century.
In 1924 it was declared a Monument of Historical and Artistic Interest, and in 1985 it was classified as a Place of Cultural Interest.
