Raised at the beginning of the sixteenth century in the Plaza de Santa María
Raised at the beginning of the sixteenth century in the Plaza de Santa María, it was built by D. Hernando de Ovando and his wife, Dª Mencía de Ulloa, whom we can see portrayed in two medallions at the angles of the arch of the main door. Above, on the frieze, is the inscription, “Aeterna iustorum memoriae,” which translates to “The memory of the righteous is eternal,” which was the motto of the family.
In the centre of the main portal, there is an oval with the coat of arms of Ovando-Ulloa, and in the upper part, in sgraffito, there is an eagle with a shield under a crown, which belonged to Doña Leonor de Ovando y Vera, responsible for the reformations carried out in the eighteenth century.
The building consists of four bays around a cloister. On the entrance door to the first floor of the tower, there is an inscription referring to the year, 1480. There is an access to the upper part through several sections of stairs attached to the walls.
Recommendations. It is a private palace. From the entrance hall, you can see the courtyard on which the building is articulated.
