Palace of Las Dueñas
Learn about the legacy of the House of Alba
The architectural interest of this building, an example of Sevillian noble architecture, lies in the mixture of Gothic and Mudejar styles. The main attraction of Las Dueñas is the combination between the majesty of the building itself, with its courtyards and gardens, and the attractiveness of its collection formed by a selection of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture and antique objects of high historical and artistic interest.
It was built in the early 18th century.
Its origin was the palace-house of the Pineda family, lords of Casa Bermeja. Later the palace was inherited by Don Fernando Enriquez de Ribera, II Marquis of Villanueva del Rio and father of Antonia Enriquez de Ribera, married in 1612 to Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, future VI Duke of Alba. Since that date the palace has belonged to the House of Alba. Curiously, one of the tenants, and administrator of the Palace, was Antonio Machado Álvarez whose circumstance made possible the birth of one of the greatest Spanish poets, Antonio Machado in 1875.
