Gobiendes Palace

Colunga, Spain

The Gobiendes Palace was built with a medieval tower in the 15th century, and belonged to the Mitra Ovetense until the time of Philip II, who sold it to Gonzalo Ruiz de Junco. The building was later extended, and today it has two perpendicular wings, with a side chapel.

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Founded: 15th century
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Spain

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Pisadiel (2 years ago)
The Gobiendes Palace (16th-17th centuries), in Gobiendes (Colunga, Asturies). Built around a tower from the 16th century. XIV, center of the jurisdictional preserve of Carrandi centered on the "castellum Obalia" - a fortification supposedly of Roman origin -, donated to the disappeared monastery of Santiago de Gobiendes by King Ordoño II of Lleón (914-24), under the control of the Mitra ovetense until 1579 when King Philip II of Spain (1556-98), with a papal bull, dismembered the preserve, incorporating it into the Crown, and selling it h. 1585 to Don Gonzalo Ruiz de Junco, senior lieutenant of Colunga, lord of the House of Junco of San Esteban de Lleces (Ribeseya). Around the original 4-story tower, 5 bodies, 3 and 2 stories high, are attached, forming an interior patio. It has an attached chapel - a rectangular floor plan and a half-barrel vault - and a perimeter wall. On the main façade the coats of arms of the Ruiz de Junco and Blázquez-Dávila lineages appear. Since 1968 it has been adequately restored by its new owner Luis Blázquez.
Carlos Concheso (2 years ago)
Very pretty, you can appreciate its beauty through the main entrance.
Alba (5 years ago)
Charming town, beautiful views from the church.
Lewis Engel (5 years ago)
It started from a medieval tower, it belonged to the Mitra Ovetense until Felipe II sold it to Gonzalo Ruiz de Junco. The building was expanded. He currently belongs to a prestigious lawyer from Oviedo Today it has two perpendicular wings, its main facade has a central door with loopholes on the ground floor and balconies flush with the shield on the first floor. The chapel with a barrel vault is attached to one side and communicates with the building through the choir.
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