Casa-Palacio de Juan Jédler (Palacio Fúcares)

The Casa-Palacio de Juan Jédler, also known as Palacio Fúcares, is a 16th century Renaissance manor house located in the historic center of Almagro, in Ciudad Real. Although for a long time it was popularly identified with the Fúcares, municipal and tourist sources indicate that it was actually the residence of Juan Jédler, one of the factors linked to the economic activity of that family in the town. The building presents a sober architecture of Toledo tradition, with brick, rammed earth and masonry. Its current access is from the 17th century and leads to a vestibule with vaults decorated with plasterwork, which leads directly to the main courtyard, one of the most interesting examples of the Almagro Renaissance. Among its outstanding heritage elements are the square courtyard with Tuscan columns and semicircular arches, as well as the spacious rooms with coffered ceilings. Also mentioned are outbuildings with plasterwork and a remarkable staircase, preserved after its rehabilitation. Throughout its history it was a private house, a tenement house, a lace factory and a school. Since 1984 it has housed the Popular University of Almagro, which has allowed it to maintain its cultural use and the visit of part of its patrimonial spaces.