Tower of Narigües

Torre de Narigües

Part of the Muslim Walls of Madrid
Calle Mayor, nº 83, Madrid in Spain

Torre de Narigües en la muralla de Madrid

Coordinates| 40°24′53″N 3°42′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.414839°N 3.714489°W﻿ / 40.414839; -3.714489
Type| Tower

The Tower of Narigües (Spanish: torre Narigües del Pozacho) was an albarrana tower in Madrid. Its remains are along the old Muslim wall of Madrid. Located at 83 Calle Mayor, next to the Segovia Viaduct that crosses Calle de Segovia.[1] It was separated from the wall itself, but joined to it through another wall. It served as a watch tower.

## Background[edit]

The tower was one among many along the Muslim Walls of Madrid, each a distance of approximately 20 meters (66 ft) between them. It stood until the 19th century. Author Mesonero Romanos, described it in the 18th century as located near the Malpica Palace, the Madrid residence of the Marquis of Malpica [es], on the waters and sources of the Pozacho.[1][2]

## See also[edit]

* Tower of the Bones
* Muslim Walls of Madrid

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Mesonero Romanos, Ramón de (1861). El antiguo Madrid: Paseos histórico-anecdóticos por las calles y casas de esta villa (in Spanish). Madrid: Establecimiento tipografico de Don F. de P. Mellado. p. ii.
2. ^ Hispania. Revista Española de Historia. 6: 492. doi:10.3989/hispania. `{{cite journal}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)[clarification needed]