Carpio

El Carpio grew beside the tower commissioned by Garci Méndez de Sotomayor in 1325, overlooking the Guadalquivir valley east of Córdoba. The fortress was built by the Muslim master builder Mahomat in brick and mortar, combining Mudéjar workmanship with Gothic elements. People from nearby Alcocer settled around the tower, making it the nucleus of a new town under the lordship of its founder.