 The drama was converted into a libretto for Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "Il trovatore "in 1853.The tower is a defensive structure, with a quadrangular base and five levels which date back to the end of the 9th century AD, in the period governed by the first Banu Tujib, Muhammad Alanqur, who was named after Muhammad I of Córdoba, independent Emir of Cordoba.According to Cabañero Subiza (1998) the Tower was built in the second half of the 10th century.