▁Gu ad am ur , ▁among ▁other ▁poss essions , ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁grant ing . ▁This ▁date ▁marks ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁four ▁centuries ▁of ▁man orial ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁town : ▁the ▁town ▁became ▁a ▁possession ▁of ▁an ▁absolute ▁land l ord ▁that ▁jud ges , ▁pun ishes , ▁fin es , ▁legisl ates , ▁cho oses ▁the ▁authorities ▁and ▁subjects ▁the ▁villa ins ▁to ▁tax es ▁and ▁benefits . ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Don ▁Pedro ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Count ▁of ▁Fu ens al ida ▁( 1 4 7 0 ); ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁obtained ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁castle ▁in ▁Gu ad am ur , ▁probably ▁on ▁a ▁previous ▁mo ose ▁Arab ic ▁watch t ower . ▁It ▁holds ▁the ▁shield s ▁of ▁the ▁Ay ala ▁and ▁the ▁Silva ▁families , ▁riv als ▁in ▁medieval ▁To led o . ▁The ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁also ▁dates ▁the ▁nearby ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁N ativity , ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁To led o ▁M ud é jar ▁style . ▁ ▁Modern ▁Age ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 1 ▁Gu ad am ur ▁obtained ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁town . ▁In ▁these ▁years ▁is ▁also ▁built ▁a ▁pill ory ▁on ▁the ▁square ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁ins ign ia ▁of ▁juris diction ▁and ▁execution , ▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁old ▁gall ows ▁of ▁wood ▁( st ill ▁a ▁hill ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁castle ▁retain s ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" C er ro ▁de ▁la ▁Hor ca ").