The Palacio del Licenciado Butrón

The Palacio del Licenciado Butrón is located in Valladolid. Built between the years 1565 and 1572, it was originally the property of Francisco Butrón, a prestigious lawyer of the Chancillería, and his wife María de Rojas. The stonemason Juan de la Lastra executed the work based on a probable project by Francisco de Salamanca. The palace has served as the seat of the Archivo General de Castilla y León since 2002.

Over the centuries, the palace has undergone numerous transformations. In 1637, it was acquired by the order of Santa Brígida and became the main building of the convent of Santa Brígida. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) on August 8, 1991.

The most outstanding element of the palace is the courtyard inside. It consists of three floors with galleries of semicircular arches over Jonic columns and balustrades on three of its sides. The upper part is decorated with reliefs and a pair of tondos with sculptures, which repeat the motifs located on the facade.

Around the main entrance, there are round holes interspersed with windows, some of which, on the main facade, preserve plaster sculptures attributed to Jerónimo Corral de Villalpando representing allegories of the virtues. The entrance hall leading to the courtyard has displaced doors, is covered with a wooden ceiling, and has a plaster frieze.

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