The house treaty of Tordesillas !!!

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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 Tordesillas after several years and it was sublime ! I like to continue my road warrior stories this time in Tordesillas, Therefore, here is my take on the house treaty of Tordesillas !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Tordesillas casa tratado mus esplanade in front jun24

The town of Tordesillas is located in the province of Valladolid and the autonomous community of Castilla y Léon in the kingdom of Spain, It is 33 km from Valladolid City , 11 km from our rental house in Velliza, and 183 km from Madrid, We walked all over the small town, and saw wonderful monuments. I like to keep them in my blog for the memories of always and return, eventually.

Looking towards the river are the Casas del Tratado or treaty, so called because the negotiations and signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas took place. This is a treaty between Spain (dynastic union of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon) and Portugal, concluded on June 7, 1494 in Tordesillas under the aegis of Pope Alexander VI, in order to divide the world between an area reserved for Spain and an area reserved for Portugal, as part of the process of major discoveries. The houses where negotiations took place in 1494 finishing in the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas are two houses converted into the Casa de Cultura to commemorate the 5th Centenary of the treaty. The 16C house on the right is the nearest to the church museum of San Antolín (see post), its ground floor is made of stone with a moulded square door, coats of arms on either side and large rectangular windows. The other house also has the ground floor of stone, accessed through a flattened arch above which are three coats-of-arms, the highest one, below the edging is the royal coat-of-arms.

Tordesillas casa tratado courtyard jun24

Tordesillas casa tratado model of palace jun24

The Casas del Tratado or houses of the treaty are two united palaces, where tradition places negotiations between Castilla and Portugal and concluded with the signing of the treaty. The oldest house is from the end of the 15C and in it they had place the negotiations of the Treaty of Tordesillas. On its door is the royal shield of the Catholic Monarchs and the heraldic shields of the owners, Alfonso González de Tordesillas and Leonor de Ulloa. The other house is from the second half of the 17C and its great volume and nobility of elements show that it belonged to an illustrious family today the house is use for cultural and tourist purposes. There is a representation of model monuments of Tordesillas from the period of the treaty all over the houses today.

Tordesillas casa tratado model ch san antolin treaty of tordesillas jun24

Tordesillas casa tratado models monuments jun24

The Tordesillas tourist office on the treaty of Tordesillas : https://www.tordesillas.net/descubre-tordesillas/historia/el-tratado-de-tordesillas

The regional Castilla y Léon tourist office on Tordesillas : https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/art-culture-heritage/historic-sites/tordesillas

The casas del tratado de Tordesillas : https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/art-culture-heritage/monuments/stately-homes/houses-treaty-tordesillas-living-cartography

The town of Tordesillas on its heritage : https://www.tordesillas.net/

The province of Valladolid on Tordesillas: https://www.provinciadevalladolid.com/en/-/tordesillas-3

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, Tordesillas was a pleasant quant, historical, near our house, I love it, We will be back ,eventually!, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the house treaty of Tordesillas !!! 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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