Palacio+de+los+Consejos

​ __ Palacio de los Consejos __ By Eduardo Sanz Aguilar

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 Councils Palace, Palace of [|duque of Uceda] or Palace is a XVII century building located in **Madrid**, on Main Street corner of Calle Bailen, in the Madrid de los Austrias. Trace baroque mansion, is a very representative building of the palace architecture of the seventeenth century Madrid.

Built on behalf of Christopher Gomez de Sandoval-Rojas, first Duke of Uceda, powerful favorite o [|Philip III]. It was designed by [|Francisco de Mora]a, although work of [|Juan Gomez de Mora]Mora lead and execute Turrillo Captain Alonso, from 1608 to 1613. Just opposite the palace was situated the ancient Church of [|Santa Maria de la Almudena]

At the time of its construction, the Sandoval family arms flanked by rampant lions, was described as being something very flashy. Until the fall of its owner was the Doge's palace Uceda, a census was then bought by the Royal House reservative. Thus the mother [|Queen Mariana of Austria], mother of King Charles II, lived there until his death, preserved a portrait of her widow's garb in one of its rooms.

On arrival in Madrid in 1701, King Philip V ordered relocating the offices of the [|Real Alcazar de Madrid] Palacio de Uceda becomes known as the Palace of the Councils. However, the Council of State remained in the Ruby Room of the Royal Alcazar.

Following the proclamation of the constitution of 1812, which removed all the old boards except the State Council, it was finally installed in the palace, where it remains until today. She currently holds the seat of the State Council together with the Captain General.

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Dirección: Calle Mayor, 79, c/v Pretil de los Consejos, 2, c/v Calle de Bailén, 23.

This Palace is one of the few examples in Madrid of the 17TH century aristocratic residential architecture. It is not yet known with certainty who projected their traces, there are some scholars who go for attributed its authorship to the held Madrid architect Francisco Mora and others to Captain Alonso of Trujillo, the village of Lerma in the province of Burgos constructor. What does match is architect Juan Gómez de Mora, nephew of the aforementioned Francisco, participated in its construction from the start of his works in 1611. The Palace was conducted for residence of the Dukes of Uceda then were [|Cristobal de Sandoval] y Rojas, son of the [|Duke of Lerma] and Mariana Manrique de Padilla, daughter of [|Adelantado Mayor of Castile]. Conceived with a similarity to the Citadel of the Austrians, as had the appearance of fortress had two interior courtyards, not lacked the Flemish style, spires today disappeared, and even in 1615 the Duke founded the convent of the Blessed Sacrament as an annex to the Palace. Their traces and dimensions came to reflect the munificencia and the power of the Duke de Uceda, once had overthrown and replaced his father in the Ministry private of Philip monarchy. However, the Dukes of Uceda not saw it concluded, since soon die Philip (1621) voluntarily possessions and were banished from the Court. From this time the Palace was operated by the Royal Treasury and was used as a residence of real people, courtiers and main nobles linked to the service of the King. It was inhabited by Luis Mendez de Haro, Marquis of Carpio and favorite of Philip IV fall Olivares, whose fourth 30 November 1654 occurred a fire which caused major damage in the Palace. In 1679 is responsible for its restoration and termination architect Felipe Sánchez, whose works also work Bartolomé Hurtado García and Francisco Herrera el Mozo. Refurbished the property passed to inhabit it of Philip IV, Queen Mother Mariana of Austria, widow until her death on Wednesday 16 may 1696 at age 63. The lack of space in the old Alcázar made in 1717 Philip gave the order to move this Palace councils of Castile, Indies, orders and finance, with their respective courts, offices, contadurías and treasuries. From this time the building was known and named Palace of the Councils, denomination that remained after the death of Ferdinand VII and long with liberal governments. Still in 1854 was seat of the Royal Council, later the Council of State and Supreme Court of Justice, Court of the military orders and have variety of dependencies, such as dedicated to the lottery. In 1901 there were reformed and regularize part of the plant due to the new alignment which took the Bailén Street to join the viaduct, and again in 1960 was another major reform in the building in order to recover its original, returning the sharpness to the Granites in cornices, impostas, vain aspect, covers, columns, and the bricks in the canvases of the facade. During much of the 20th century the Palace remained the seat of the State Council and before the civil war was established the military Government and the captaincy General of Madrid military institution which remains today []