Bujaco Tower

It is also known as Torre Nueva or Torre del Reloj (New Tower or Clock Tower) during the XVI and XVIII Century, and it was suitable for temporary orientation to those who lived in the public square and worked as merchants.

Originally Arab, it is from the same time of the Almohad wall. It has a square floor over Roman ashlars, with two side cantilevers and a frontal one in Renaissance style. It is crowned by merlons and is 10 meters length by 25 meters high. It has a small balcony that was added in the XVIII Century.

Its name belongs to the derivation of the name of the Caliph Abú-Ya’qub, whose troops conquered the town in 1173. According to the legend, 40 Christian Knights of the Orden de Caballería de Santiago (Order of Chivalry of Santiago) were cut the throat of by the Arab troops.