Jerez Gate

This defensive structure, to ensure access to the city, was built in the early XIII century, hence the use of the brick. In 1298 Guzmán el Bueno, I Lord of Sanlúcar, repopulated the settler population and granted tax advantages. To ensure their protection he built four-gate access, the Alcázar and 2 castles at the mouth of the river. The Jerez gate was the most important and only partially preserved. It had 2 side towers, one was used for the church of San Miguel and the other was dismantled. It was designed in the form of a triumphal arch with 3 doors, a central door and 2 lateral ones for carriages and pedestrians.