Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Úbeda

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Town of Francisco de los Cobos and Vandelvira

After the end of the conquest of Granada, Úbeda had its greatest splendour, with a population of 18,000, one of the most populous in Spain. Francisco de los Cobos, secretary to Charles V, and his nephew Juan Vázquez de Molina filled it with palaces by Andrés de Vandelvira, and the emperor visited in 1526. The 17th and 18th centuries were a time of decline, with the plagues of 1585 and 1681 and the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.

What to see today

Palacio de las Cadenas (Ayuntamiento) (Palacio de Vázquez de Molina): Palace, 1546 to 1565
Sacra Capilla del Salvador: Church, 1536 to 1559
Plaza Vázquez de Molina (Llano de Santa María): Square, c. 1507 to 1565
Hospital de Santiago (centro cultural) (Hospital de Santiago): Hospital, 1562 to 1575
Basílica de Santa María de los Reales Alcázares (Iglesia de Santa María de los Reales Alcázares): Church, 1510 to 1645
Parador de Úbeda (palacio del Deán Ortega) (Palacio del Deán Ortega): Palace, c. 1541 to 1560
Casa de las Torres (Palacio de los Dávalos) (Casa de las Torres): Palace, c. 1520
Palacio Vela de los Cobos: Palace, c. 1541 to 1560

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