Palacio de Jabalquinto

Monument

La Loma y Las Villas

Baeza

Plaza Santa Cruz, s/n. 23440, Baeza How to get

The Jabalquinto Palace is a building of civil architecture located within the walls of the Spanish city of Baeza, in the province of Jaén. It is one of the most prominent heritage symbols of the town and of the Señorío and later Marquesado de Jabalquinto. It is currently occupied by a headquarters of the International University of Andalusia. It is part of the Renaissance monumental complex of Baeza, which together with that of Úbeda, was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2003.

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The Palace belongs to the Elizabethan Gothic style (15th century). It was ordered to be built by Juan Alfonso de Benavides, a relative of King Ferdinand the Catholic. His eldest son married Dona Luisa, the daughter of the poet Jorge Manrique. Its façade, decorated with diamond points, nails, pinnacles and shields, is crowned by a Renaissance gallery and inside, a sober Renaissance patio with two floors of galleries and a monumental Baroque staircase stands out. Until 1720 it was a stately residence.

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