Renaissance Jewel in Palma's Heart: Exploring Can Catlar

Can Catlar, at Sol Street number 7 in Palma, was the residence of the Lloscos, barons of Bunyolí, until 1486. It was then sold to Pere Descatlar and de Santa Coloma. The Descatlar family, titled Marquesos del Palma since the 18th century, owned Can Catlar. The 16th-century facade features a Renaissance style, characterized by an asymmetric entrance with a pointed arch and windows on its sides. The windows of the noble floor are adorned with a medallion depicting allegorical icons, including Fortitude, Prudence, Piety, Charity, and Temperance.

The entrance leads to an irregularly shaped interior courtyard, decorated with a vaulted and wood-covered vestibule and two doors leading to Renaissance-style studios. The 18th and 19th centuries brought the Rococo style to Can Catlar, ushering in a new main staircase, fireplaces in the rooms, and alterations to the courtyard. The residence houses a vast library and a valuable archive that once held a letter autographed by King Alfons the Magnanimous to a Descatlar family member.

Other treasures include tapestries, furniture, antiquities, and paintings by Guillem Mesquida and Vicent López. Can Catlar was declared a Monument Histórico-Artístico in 1973, and was owned by Pilar Descatlar Machimbarrena, marquesa del Palma, in 1990.

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