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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 town of Mendoza, near Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava, País Vasco, Spain). It was built in the thirteenth century as a residence of the House of Mendoza. It previously hosted the Museum of Heraldry of Álava, with a collection of medieval shields and clothing and information on Alava's heraldry.

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38, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba/Álava, Euskadi, España, 01191

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