The palace where Franco was declared Jefe Superior

Palacio de Capitanía General is a building in Burgos. It is internationally known for being the place where Francisco Franco was declared Jefe Superior de los Ejércitos de España. The proclamation of the end of the war took place from its balcony. The palace was built on the site of the Casa de las Cuatro Torres; construction began in 1903 and was delivered on 10, 1907.

In 1927, it was transferred to the Ministry of Defensa. The building was constructed by Saturnino Martínez Ruiz. The zaguán (entrance hall) has a richly decorated ceiling and windows with the coats of arms of the provinces of the old Pirenaica Occidental Military Region. There is a staircase with three stained-glass windows. The left window represents the Adelantado Mayor de Castilla dictating an arbitration award. The central window shows an allegory of the city with its coat of arms supported by a soldier and a herald.

The right window shows the oath of Isabel I of Castile in the Convent of San Ildefonso de Burgos in 1476. The ceiling has a glass-enclosed shield of Burgos, surrounded by the coats of arms of the Cid, Almirante Bonifaz, the Condestable of Castilla and Garci Martínez de Lerma (Mayor of Burgos). When returning the staircase there is a painting of Bailén, a copy of Alonso de Viso (1928), of the original by Casado del Alisal. The throne room has a ceiling with the coats of arms of Infantería, Caballería, Artillería e Ingenieros. The balconies have stained glass of the coat of arms of Spain, two medieval castles and effigies of medieval warriors and soldiers of the tercios de Flandes.

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