Casa Colón

The two former city palaces have been turned into a gorgeous museum complex: the late-Gothic Casa del Gobernador (Governor’s Palace) and a smaller private palace. Although there is no clear record, it is assumed that Columbus stayed with the local governor shortly before continuing his journey to the west, while he had to have one of his three ships repaired. Until his death, the palace was under the ownership of the world-famous, local-born tenor Alfredo Kraus (1927-1999), even though later on... in his life, he did not live in this house, but in Lanzarote and Madrid.
The original Gothic two-story entrance portal, with its rich stone carvings is exceptionally magnificent. Equally beautiful are the heavy, roofed wood balconies on the second floor. Inside the museum, many different objects commemorating Columbus and his expedition can be marveled at, among them the original cabin from his ship Santa Maria. more

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