Castillo Douglas

Castillo Ortega-Douglas (English: Ortega-Douglas Castle), also known as Castillo Douglas, is a castle-like house in central Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Designed by Federico Mariscal [es] and supervised by J. Refugio Reyes Rivas, it was built for Edmundo Ortega Douglas, whose maternal grandfather, John Douglas (1849–1918), had emigrated to Mexico from Scotland.^[1] The house is notable for having the features of a medieval castle, including a moat, a drawbridge, battlements, turrets, and a stained glass window.

Castillo Douglas
Castillo Douglas in 2019
Alternative names	Castillo Ortega Douglas Castle
General information
Type	House
Address	Vázquez del Mercado
Town or city	Aguascalientes
Country	Mexico
Named for	John Douglas
Client	Edmundo Ortega Douglas
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Federico Mariscal
Main contractor	J. Refugio Reyes Rivas