Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares

The Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares is a palace located in Alcala de Henares, within the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is now home to the Diocese of Alcala de Henares. It is positioned within the Plaza del Palacio and this shape part of the enormous set d World Heritage Site by way of UNESCO. The building complex dates from 1209. Two thirds have been destroyed in a devastating fire in 1939, for the duration of the Spanish Civil War. The part of the building that's preserved is what's left intact after the 1939 fire, the broken elements were no longer restored.

In this constructing got here to are living different Castilian monarchs, have been held synods and councils, and in here had been born the youngest daughter of the Catholic Monarchs and future queen of England, Catherine of Aragon, and the German Emperor Ferdinand, son of Joanna "the Mad". In addition, it is famous for being the region where become completed the primary assembly between the Catholic Monarchs and Christopher Columbus.