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The castle of Fuensaldaña in the Comuneros revolt

Fuensaldaña, Campiña del Pisuerga, Valladolid

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The castle of Fuensaldaña in the Comuneros revolt

Monument · Fuensaldaña, Campiña del Pisuerga, Valladolid

Image of Fuensaldaña, not of the place itself.

The comuneros occupied the fortress and named Pedro Cisneros as its governor. Decades later, Felipe II would reward the services in Flanders of Juan Pérez de Vivero by naming him first Count of Fuensaldaña.

1520

Photo: Rowanwindwhistler (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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