Architecture

Zurbaran

An old tower in Bilbao (Bizkaia) that was demolished in 1878. It was located in Calle de la Torre, next to the church of Santiago; in the 15th century it was one of the lineage towers that defended the enclosed perimeter of the town. Among its remains was found a Gothic tombstone with the inscription:

"Esta casa feso Lope Martines de Çurbaran basallo del rei enl año de mill e CCCC e cincuenta e tres".