Palacio de Pedro I
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The Palace of Peter the Cruel, Palace of the Velázquez or Casa de la Torre is a building of Romanesque origin from the 13th century which is located in the town of Cuéllar, a municipality in the province of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castilla and Leon (Spain).
It was the Casa Solariega of the Velázquez de Cuéllar family, who from the 17th century called it Casa de la Torre. It is currently known by the name of "Peter I" for having this Castilian monarch celebrated his wedding banquet with Juana de Castro in the building in 1354.
It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural on 20 July 1974.
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