The Palacio Real Testamentario of Medina del Campo !!!

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We are back to my dear Spain again !! love it !! We came by car of course and took time to see new areas and old repeat with some of them as introduction to my sons and our dog Rex ! I came into Medina del Campo after several years and it was sublime ! I like to continue my road warrior stories this time in Medina del Campo, Therefore, here is my take on the Palacio Real Testamentario of Medina del Campo !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I courtyard jun24

The City of Medina del Campo is located in the province of Valladolid and the autonomous community of Castilla y Léon in the kingdom of Spain, It is 54 km from Valladolid City , 42 km from our rental house in Velliza, and 160 km from Madrid, I came here to see the palace of Queen Isabel I the Catholic, a must to see!

The Palacio Real de los Reyes Católicos o Palacio Real Testamentario, (Royal Testament Palace) is located at the Plaza Mayor de la Hispanidad, 2 of Medina del Campo, Originally built in the 14C, although it was extended several times. It was Mudejar style, but very little is preserved from the original building. The current building is a didactic recreation that houses the interpretation center of the historical character of Queen Isabel (Elizabeth) I La Católica. The palace was ordered to be built by the Catholic Monarchs and witnessed many of the important historical events that took place in Medina del Campo. In this palace, Queen Isabel La Católica wrote her will and last testament ,and died in 1504.

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I room battles jun24

The first news of the palace correspond to 1335, being very numerous the references to the palace in the following decades, under the Transtamara (family from which Isabel comes from), on the occasion of the multiple stays of the kings in Medina, in their “houses” next to the Plaza del del Mercado today Plaza Mayor de la Hispanidad. At the end of the 15C and the beginning of the 16C, Fernando de Aragón (her husband) promoted an important transformation of the palace providing it with its grandiosity. In 1504, important conditioning works were carried out. The noble part of the current building is limited to the set built towards the square, currently leaving some rehabilitated units and some walls where the garden was located, few remains of whatever the residence of the Catholic Monarchs in the town of Medina de Campo.

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I portrait deathbed queen jun24

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I portrait young queen jun24

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I room bed queen jun24

What is there today house the interpretation center about Queen Isabel I the Catholic. Throughout its rooms, visitors discover this important historical character and her time, paying special attention to the testament and codicil of the queen and the third trip of Christopher Columbus. It was inaugurated on November 26, 2003.

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I room throne jun24
Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I room kitchen jun24
It shows the visitor a global vision of the meaning and historical importance of Queen Isabel I; through videos and interactive, different aspects of their vital experience are shown such as her childhood and youth, her reign, her religiosity, etc., a replica of the will and codicil is shown supported by an interactive that deepens its contents and finally recreate the picture of Eduardos Rosales the Testament of Isabel la Católica. The center was expanded in 2007 with an interactive room that explains the details of the third trip that Cristóbal Colón (Columbus) made to America since in this Royal Palace of Medina del Campo, it is the place where the Admiral organized with the Catholic Monarchs said trip.

Medina del Campo casa testamentaria isabel I room letters queen jun24

The official Palacio Real Testamentario of Isabel I : https://www.palaciorealtestamentario.es/en/

The Medina del Campo tourist office on the Palacio Real Testamentario: http://medinadelcampo.es/palacio-real-testamentario

The province of Valladolid on Medina del Campo: https://www.provinciadevalladolid.com/-/medina-del-campo-1

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, Medina del Campo was a pleasant surprise , nice,quant, historical I like, We will be back ,eventually, we love it !, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Palacio Real Testamentario of Medina del Campo !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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