Palacio de Jabalquinto
The palace is the most emblematic building of Jabalquinto, strategically located between the Guadalquivir and Guadalimar Rivers. Its construction was started in the fifteenth century, and it was remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as well as throughout the second half of the twentieth century due to its ruinous state. Its benefactors were the Benavides Family, owners of the manor after its purchase from Baeza, who decided to symbolize their power by building the palace in the space previously used as a fortress. Centuries later, they passed it on to the Counts of Benavente. The palace has a rectangular floor plan with a built-in garden-orchard. It has a large horizontal façade enriched by two masonry doorways dating from the late sixteenth century. The main one, facing south, opens with a semicircular arch framed by pierced pilasters with Corinthian capitals on high plinths. Its entablature is broken to accommodate a balcony with a lintelled opening and a wrought iron parapet. At its sides are two large noble coats of arms supported by tenants, carved a century later, which have an oval shape on a parchment and crowned cartouche. The interior hall, thought to date from the nineteenth century, has a particularly striking lintelled ceiling with small vaults. Also preserved is a funerary monument in carved stone dated 1895, with plant ornamentation and compound capitals. A further magnificent baroque coat of arms can be found in the courtyard. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1985.
Location
Located on Calle Conde Romanones (Baeza).