Casa de los Urbina is a noble palace from the 16th century, of urban character and Gothic style, located in the Spanish village of Miranda de Ebro, in the province of Burgos. Built between 1540 and 1550 by Juan de Urbina, Captain of Emperor Charles V, and his wife María de Salazar y Frías, this manor house bears the shields of the Urbina and Salazar families on its main door. The house is urban in character, with a main facade in stonework facing the Plaza de España.
The house served as a resting place for three monarchs during their travels, including Princess Margarita de Saboya y Austria, Duchess of Mantua and Montferrato and Vicereine of Portugal, who took her last breath in the Casa de los Urbina in 1655. In 1660, former King Felipe IV and his daughter, Infanta María Teresa of Austria, spent the night in the Casa de los Urbina while on their way to France to marry Louis XIV. The house's current owner is the Church.
The main facade is flanked by two defensive towers of different lengths, and above it, there is a wide eave supported by wooden corbels. Six square windows illuminate the attic, and the rest of the windows are irregularly distributed.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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