Torre de Pero Niño: A 14th-century tower in San Felices de Buelna

The Torre de Pero Niño or Torre de la Aguilera, in the municipal term of San Felices de Buelna (Cantabria), was declared a bien de interés cultural on 13 of 1983. It is located in the Llano district. Currently, it serves as a museum that recreates the life and era of Pero Niño.

This tower-cubic structure was built towards the end of the 14th century. Its builder was not Pero Niño, but his brother, Alfonso Niño Laso de la Vega, merino mayor de Valladolid. It later passed into the inheritance of Pero Niño and, after his death, there was a lawsuit between María, daughter of Pero Niño, and a nephew of the admiral for the property of the tower.

In the tower, there is a commemorative plaque for Pero Niño.

Towards the end of 2000, works were carried out, culminating in the opening of a museum in its interior on 12 of 2008.

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