Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Cáceres

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Town of the Real Audiencia and provincial capital

Until the 18th century it was just one more town of Extremadura: in 1753 only 1698 families lived there. In 1653 it bought, with five other towns, a joint vote in the Cortes of Castile, from which the province of Extremadura arose, and in 1790 Charles IV set up the Real Audiencia of Extremadura here. In 1822 the province of Cáceres was created with the town as its capital.

What to see today

Palacio de las Veletas (Museo de Cáceres) (Palacio de las Veletas): Palace, c. 1477 to 1750
Concatedral de Santa María (Iglesia de Santa María): Cathedral, c. 1527 to 1559
Casa de los Caballos (Museo de Cáceres) (Casa de los Caballos): Palace, 16th century
Iglesia de San Francisco Javier (Preciosa Sangre) (Iglesia de San Francisco Javier): Church, 1698 to 1755

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