Tower of Mendoza

Tower of Mendoza
Native name
Mendoza dorretxea (Basque)
LocationVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Coordinates42°51′35″N 2°46′25″W / 42.859722°N 2.773611°W / 42.859722; -2.773611
Official nameTorre de Mendoza
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1984
Reference no.RI-51-0005119
Tower of Mendoza is located in Spain
Tower of Mendoza
Location of Tower of Mendoza in Spain

The Tower of Mendoza (Spanish: Torre de Mendoza, Basque: Mendoza dorretxea) is a tower located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984. The tower is strategically located between the roads of Old Castile and the Ebro river.

The Tower of Mendoza is a fortified tower located in the village of Mendoza, near Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava, País Vasco, Spain). It was built in the thirteenth century as a residence of the House of Mendoza.