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Palace of Ximonde

Vedra, Santiago, A Coruña

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Palace of Ximonde

Monument · Vedra, Santiago, A Coruña

The Pazo de Ximonde, in the parish of San Miguel de Sarandón, overlooking the Ulla valley, was the country residence and birthplace of the Counts of Ximonde, a title held by the Cisneros family from 1766 that played an important role during the Carlist Wars. The current building, in baroque style with a square-cornered floor plan, was rebuilt in the 18th century on a 16th-century structure, within a walled twelve-hectare estate with wooded areas, gardens, vineyards among the oldest in Galicia, and a salmon reserve. Its façade bears a coat of arms with the Cisneros crown and swan. Among its owners the second count, Pedro Cisneros de Castro y Ulloa, patron of Galician culture, stood out. After the death of the last countess it passed to the Puga family, until it was put up for auction in 2009.

Photo: AlonsoMartinez (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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