Santa Teresa de Jesus stayed here in the Hospital de la Concepción, a Renaissance building with a sumptuous facade and a wide interior.
Founded in 1567 by the merchant Diego de Bernuy, the building originally housed separate infirmaries for men and women. It served as a pilgrim hospice since its creation, and is also known as Hospitalillo.
Things got complicated later. Troops occupied the site in 1813 and transformed it into a barracks. In a twist of irony, the building also briefly functioned as a Faculty of Medicine between 1799 and 1817. It is a complex architectural history - hospital, barracks, and medical school all in one spot.
Today, it belongs to the University of Burgos. After a 7 million euro renovation in 2012, it functions as an academic space. It also houses the Provincial Historical Archive. The government authorized works on the property and the construction of an annex in 2024, funded by the Ministry of Culture budget.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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