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After the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492, the palace became part of the Dominican convent of Santa Cruz and the main hall became known as the Royal Hall of Santo Domingo (Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo). [1] [4] At one time it was occupied by Tomás de Torquemada, the first Grand Inquisitor of Inquisition. [5]
The expression Spanish real estate crisis or property crisis that began in 2008 refers to the set of economic indicators (sharp fall in the price of housing in Spain, credit shortages, etc.) that, with all their severity in 2010, would evidence the deterioration of real estate expectations and of the construction industry in Spain [1] in the context of a global economic crisis and the property ...
Granada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n ɑː d ə / grə-NAH-də; [3] Spanish: [ɡɾaˈnaða] ⓘ, locally [4]) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro , the Genil , the Monachil and the Beiro.
The Granada metropolitan area (known in Spanish as: Área Metropolitana de Granada) is the metropolitan area of Granada. The metropolitan area is located in the Province of Granada , with an area of 973 km 2 .
Remains of the Palacio del Partal Alto today, integrated into the Partal Gardens. This pool was once the center of the palace's main courtyard. The Palacio del Partal Alto ("Upper Partal Palace" in Spanish), [1] [2] [3] also known as the Palacio de Yusuf III ("Palace of Yusuf III") [4] or the Palacio del Conde del Tendilla ("Palace of the Count of Tendilla"), [5] [6]: 58 is a former palace in ...
The estate was built during the second half of the 19th century, and used to be called "Huerta de los Mudos". Federico García Rodríguez, father of Federico García Lorca, bought the house on 27 May 1925. He changed the name as a tribute to her wife, Vicenta Lorca Romero, into "Huerta de Vicente". The house remains basically the same as it was ...
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical). Its capital city is also called Granada. The province covers an area of 12,531 km 2 (4,838 sq mi).
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.