The Castle of Los Vélez (Mula, Murcia)

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Abstract

The current Mula castle was built in the 16th century on the remains of the old medieval Islamic castle. Still today a great part of the wall that protected this site in Muslim time is preserved thanks to it being reused after the Christian conquest. However, the current castle is the work of Pedro Fajardo y Chacón, I Marqués de los Vélez, who after the popular revolts of 1520 against him, decided to show his power to the town of Mula through the construction of this fortress. That explains the existence in the walls of the castle of up to nine coats of arms belonging to the Fajardo and Silva family. This model was processed in RealityCapture from 1653 images from a DJI Phantom 4 Pro. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

Fields of Study & Subjects

Archaeological and Historical Studies Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
24 July 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Dataset