Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz, Renaissance palace in Viso del Marqués, Spain.
The square building contains two floors with multiple rooms arranged around a central porticoed courtyard with decorated galleries and staircases.
The palace construction occurred between 1564 and 1588 under Admiral Álvaro de Bazán, who selected this location between Madrid and naval bases.
Italian artists covered 8,000 square meters of walls and ceilings with Mannerist frescoes depicting mythological scenes and naval battles.
The Spanish Navy maintains the General Naval Archive in this palace, preserving documents from the 18th through 20th centuries.
The annual rent payment for this palace continues through a single one-peseta bill from 1953 featuring Admiral Bazán's portrait.
Location: Viso del Marqués
GPS coordinates: 38.52290,-3.56332
Latest update: May 19, 2025 22:23
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