Palacio de los Guzmanes
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The Palacio de los Guzmanes is a Renaissance building in the city of León
; it is the seat of Provincial Government of León.
The architect Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón
built the palace in the 16th century, commissioned by the aristocratic family of Guzman.
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
; it is the seat of Provincial Government of León.
The architect Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón
Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón
Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón was a Spanish architect of the Renaissance.He was born at Rascafría. His workings include the Palace of Monterrey in Salamanca, the Palace of Guzmanes in León, and the facade of the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso at the University of Alcalá de Henares...
built the palace in the 16th century, commissioned by the aristocratic family of Guzman.
See also
- Province of León
- Leonese languageLeonese languageThe Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...