Beneath the ancient foundations of the Palacio de la Vega lay a subterranean labyrinth of vaulted Roman masonry and Moorish brickwork that had served as an emergency fortress, treasury, and weapons armory for eight centuries. Built beneath the water level of the nearby Guadalquivir River, the vaults were accessed through a concealed hydraulic door hidden behind a fourteenth-century Flemish tapestry in the Duke’s private library. Today, this ancient stronghold had…
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