Casa del Regidor Ovalle Prieto, Salamanca, 18th-century baroque residence in historic center, Salamanca, Spain
Casa del Regidor Ovalle Prieto is a three-story baroque residence in Salamanca's historic center, displaying a central coat of arms belonging to Juan Antonio Ovalle Prieto, a former city councilor. The structure features classical baroque elements with a formal stone facade and symmetrical design typical of 18th-century dwellings.
The house belonged to Juan Antonio Ovalle Prieto, regidor of Salamanca, whose coat of arms is displayed on the facade. Miguel de Unamuno lived and died there; it is not the Casa-museo de Unamuno on Calle Libreros.
The house is known locally as the casa de los Ovalle, after the family of Juan Antonio Ovalle Prieto, the Salamanca regidor who owned it and whose coat of arms hangs at the centre of the facade. Look for that blazon on the stone front when you pass.
The building sits at Calle Bordadores 8 in an area filled with other significant historic structures nearby. The location makes it easy for visitors to explore multiple cultural sites while walking through the old center.
The house is often confused with the Casa-Museo de Unamuno on Calle Libreros, but it is a separate building: Unamuno lived and died in this baroque house, which belonged to the regidor Juan Antonio Ovalle Prieto, whose coat of arms still marks the facade.
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