The reconstruction of the Palacio de los Córdova

The Palacio de los Córdova stands in the Albaicín today, yet its origins reach back to a building commissioned by Álvaro de Bazán. It was later acquired by Luis Fernández de Córdova, from whom the site earned its name.

For many years, the building remained in the Realejo district at the placeta de las Descalzas. By 1918, the site was used as a house for neighbors before being demolished. However, the data and sketches made by the archaeologist Manuel Gómez-Moreno were preserved, along with various remains of the old palace such as the alfarjes and armatures that covered its rooms.

Between 1960 and 1967, the palace was rebuilt in its current location near the cuesta del Chapiz in the Albaicín. In 1983, the Ayuntamiento de Granada acquired the complex, which serves today as the headquarters for the Archivo Histórico Municipal de Granada. It is a protected site of cultural interest.

We can continue to explore this history, preserving the memory of the old palace through the records that survived its demolition and the new building that stands in its place.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons