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In 1494, after the fall of Granada to Christian Spain, the Catholic Monarchs granted it to their lieutenant, Juan de Arana [5] or Sancho Arana. [2] Upon his death in 1531 the building was sold by public auction and became a theatrical courtyard (a corral de comedias ) until at least 1593.
In 1949, the Spanish government donated the palace to Peru to host its embassy, while the latter donated a 10,000 m 2 terrain in the southeastern corner of El Campo de Marte in reciprocity. [2] In 1969, both areas were returned to their original countries.
The Casa-Museo Federico García Lorca, better known as Huerta de San Vicente, was the García Lorca family's historical summer home, from 1926 to 1936. [ 1 ] The house and orchards are now at the heart of Granada 's Park Federico García Lorca , which was inaugurated in 1995.
Exterior of the Palacio de la Madraza today. The Madrasa of Granada (Spanish: Madraza de Granada) also known as the Palacio de la Madraza [1] [2] or the Madrasa Yusufiyya (Arabic: المدرسة اليوسفية), [3] is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain. It was founded in 1349 by the Nasrid monarch Yusuf I, Sultan of ...
Parque de las Ciencias is a science center and museum located in the city of Granada, Spain. It is a member of the European Network of Science Centers and Museums (ECSITE). [ 1 ] The facility encompasses 70,000 square meters and offers a variety of experiences.
Dar al-Horra (Arabic: دار الحرة; Spanish: Palacio de Dar al-Horra) is a former 15th-century Nasrid palace located in the Albaicín quarter of Granada, Spain. [1] Since the early 16th century it was used as part of the Monastery of Santa Isabel la Real. It is now a historic monument.
Its official name was the Real Sitio y Fuerte de la Alcaicería ("Royal Site and Stronghold of the Alcaicería"). [5] A plan of the market drawn in 1787 by Tomás López Maño documents its layout. The plan shows that it was made up of various perpendicular streets and that it contained up to 152 shops. [5]
Early modern period. Following the conquest of Granada in 1492, the offices of corregidor and regidor(es) were established in Granada. [1] While the Constitutive Charter granted by the Catholic Monarchs on 20 September 1500 has been traditionally framed by most authors as the point of origin of the city's municipal regime, the document has been more recently argued to rather be a reform or ...