Art and culture
Las Claras Windmill
Because of its structure and origin, this oil mill was often confused with a convent
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- Las Claras Windmill
A convent or a windmill?
Location and Contact:
- Contact person: Ayuntamiento de Nogales
- Tel.:+34 924 48 12 01
- Tel.:+34 924 48 13 14
- Fax: +34 924 48 13 03
- Email: ayuntamiento@nogales.es
- Email: secretaria@nogales.es
- Website address: www.nogales.es
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Because of its structure and origin, this oil mill was often confused with a convent
In Torre de Miguel Sesmero, in the province of Badajoz, on the side of the road to Nogales, you will find this splendid example of an oil press, the construction of which was ordered by bishop Merino Malaguilla in the early 18th century. It can be recognised by the peculiar tower that rises up from the mill's vane, and because you can see the blazon of the Chaves family on the doorway.
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- Origin:
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- 18th century
- Construction:
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- Convent
- Period in history:
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- 18th century
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