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Headquarters of the María Forcada Foundation and Tudela-Cultura.
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Renaissance palace dated 1520-1560. The façade is divided into three bodies, with a gallery of arches and oculi in the upper one crowned by a carved wooden eaves.
The main floor stands out with balconies decorated with bas-reliefs representing different figures and candelieri ornamentation, topped by tondos that frame a female and a male bust.
The Casa del Almirante is municipally owned and headquarters of the María Forcada Foundation and Tudela-Cultura.
It is a Renaissance style palace built at the beginning of the 16th century. Something older than the palace of the Marquis of San Adrián. Its factory took place between 1520 and 1560.
On the outside we see that it is made of brick articulated in three bodies that are finished off with a profusely decorated wooden eaves.
The decoration of the façade is mainly concentrated around the original wrought iron balconies on the main floor whose openings are framed by bas-relief sculptures based on human figures, in the style of stipes. They are the representation of Hercules in the center, and on both sides, two women who symbolize vice and virtue. The lintels have candelabra decoration, Renaissance ornaments in the form of candelabras with human figures, and topped by tondos, one with a female portrait and the other with a male portrait. Both possibly portraits of the founders of the palace.
The upper body, smaller, contains three lintel windows and is crowned by a continuous frieze with grotesque decoration where geometric, vegetal, putti and masks elements are mixed.
Above we see a gallery on a plinth that is articulated by pillars and blind oculi on whose upper edge are eight double semicircular arches.
The façade is finished off by the wooden eaves, which shelters the entire complex. It was originally profusely painted and still preserves remains of polychrome from the Baroque period with vases and flowers.
The first known owners of this Renaissance Palace were the Cabanillas Berrozpe family, heirs of the Gómez Peralta family. These were succeeded by Castillo Cabanillas and Gómez de Peralta in the 17th century, Ximénez de Cascante and Ximénez de Antillón in the 18th, and Barón de la Torre in the 19th.
For more than 40 years the house was owned by Maria Forcada, who carried out several consolidation and restoration interventions. Today and thanks to his donation, the Casa del Almirante is property of the city of Tudela, headquarters of the Foundation that bears his name and of Tudela-Cultura.
The exact reason for the nickname of the Admiral with which this stately home is known is unknown; it could well have been because one of the owners, José Ezquerra del Bayo, belonged to the merchant navy or because of the ship's rudder decoration on its balconies.
Inside, the central patio stands out, which preserves vestiges of the old 16th century construction and the original carpentry of some of its doors.
The main floor stands out with balconies decorated with bas-reliefs representing different figures and candelieri ornamentation, topped by tondos that frame a female and a male bust.
The Casa del Almirante is municipally owned and headquarters of the María Forcada Foundation and Tudela-Cultura.
It is a Renaissance style palace built at the beginning of the 16th century. Something older than the palace of the Marquis of San Adrián. Its factory took place between 1520 and 1560.
On the outside we see that it is made of brick articulated in three bodies that are finished off with a profusely decorated wooden eaves.
The decoration of the façade is mainly concentrated around the original wrought iron balconies on the main floor whose openings are framed by bas-relief sculptures based on human figures, in the style of stipes. They are the representation of Hercules in the center, and on both sides, two women who symbolize vice and virtue. The lintels have candelabra decoration, Renaissance ornaments in the form of candelabras with human figures, and topped by tondos, one with a female portrait and the other with a male portrait. Both possibly portraits of the founders of the palace.
The upper body, smaller, contains three lintel windows and is crowned by a continuous frieze with grotesque decoration where geometric, vegetal, putti and masks elements are mixed.
Above we see a gallery on a plinth that is articulated by pillars and blind oculi on whose upper edge are eight double semicircular arches.
The façade is finished off by the wooden eaves, which shelters the entire complex. It was originally profusely painted and still preserves remains of polychrome from the Baroque period with vases and flowers.
The first known owners of this Renaissance Palace were the Cabanillas Berrozpe family, heirs of the Gómez Peralta family. These were succeeded by Castillo Cabanillas and Gómez de Peralta in the 17th century, Ximénez de Cascante and Ximénez de Antillón in the 18th, and Barón de la Torre in the 19th.
For more than 40 years the house was owned by Maria Forcada, who carried out several consolidation and restoration interventions. Today and thanks to his donation, the Casa del Almirante is property of the city of Tudela, headquarters of the Foundation that bears his name and of Tudela-Cultura.
The exact reason for the nickname of the Admiral with which this stately home is known is unknown; it could well have been because one of the owners, José Ezquerra del Bayo, belonged to the merchant navy or because of the ship's rudder decoration on its balconies.
Inside, the central patio stands out, which preserves vestiges of the old 16th century construction and the original carpentry of some of its doors.
Dirección
Calle Rúa 13
Ubicación
42.06373, -1.60631
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https://fundacionmariaforcada.com/la-casa-del-almirante/
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