Built in 1883 by the lawyer and banker Juan Muguiro y Casi and his wife Francisca Muguiro y Cerragería, the Palace of La Isla in Burgos was initially designed as their summer home. Fate had other plans as it was taken over by General Franco from 1937 until 1939. His headquarters and residence during the war were situated within its grand walls.
It was in 1939 that Franco would put his signature to the last decree that signified the end of the war. Following the city's shift of power to Madrid, the palace continued to host numerous meetings and events under Franco's dictatorship, such as a meeting of the Council of Ministers in 1947.
Since 2008, it serves as the seat for the Instituto de la Lengua de Castilla y León.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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