Renaixentista facade of Can Catlar in Palma

Can Catlar, at carrer del Sol 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 Palmer since the 18th century, owned Can Catlar. The mid-16th-century facade is renaixentista, organized in three sections. The interior features an asymmetric entrance with a semi-circular arch and windows at its ends. The windows of the noble floor are rectangular, crossed by a medallion with an allegorical iconography of a warrior's virtues.

The porch uses the conopial arch. The interior courtyard is of irregular layout, with a covered vestibule with lowered arches and wood-coffering, and two portals leading to studios decorated with grotesques and garlands, according to the renaixentista taste. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the ceilings were decorated in the rococo style, a new main staircase was built, which deformed the courtyard, and fireplaces were installed in the rooms.

The residence housed a large library with a valuable archive, which featured an autograph letter from rei Alfons el Magnànim to a member of the Descatlar family. It also contained tapestries, furniture, antiquities, and paintings by Guillem Mesquida and Vicent López. Can Catlar was declared a Monument Histórico-Artístico in 1973, and in 1990 it was owned by Pilar Descatlar Machimbarrena, marquesa del Palmer.

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