Pedraza

Pedraza stands within walls on a rocky height in the Segovian uplands, its castle guarding the approach to the old town. The fortress belonged to the Fernández de Velasco family, constables of Castile. After Francis I of France was captured at Pavia, his two sons were sent to Spain as hostages for the fulfilment of his agreements with Charles V. The young princes spent several months at Pedraza under the constable's custody, making the castle part of a struggle between Europe's rival monarchs.