Palacio del Marqués de Valverde

The Palacio del Marqués de Valverde is a palatial residence dating from the second half of the 16th century. Located on San Ignacio Street in Valladolid, it sits near the Casa de los Arenzana and the Church of San Miguel y San Julián. The building was commissioned in the mid-16th century by Juan de Figueroa, an oidor of the Real Chancillería, and his wife María Núñez de Toledo. The palace later passed through the Figueroa lineage to the Marquises of Valverde de la Sierra, who were created in 1678.

The palace was built in an Italianizante or Florentine style during the latter half of the 16th century and underwent modifications during renovations in the 18th century. The facade on San Ignacio Street features the shields of the founders, Juan de Figueroa and María de Toledo. On the noble floor, a rectangular window is framed by two sculptures popularly identified as the marquise and her lover, alongside Mannerist medallions.

The exterior architecture includes half-point arches with almohadillado sillars, along with mascarones and atlantes in the upper windows. During the 18th-century renovation, yeserías were added to the upper part of the building. Flanking the main corner window are representations of Hermes and a Caryatid. Today, the palace is used for private housing and commercial premises, having been declared a site of cultural interest in 1967 and fully restored in 1981.

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