The Orduña House (EN)

The house was built after the great earthquake of 1644 that devastated the region and destroyed the castle’s outbuildings.

It was built by the Orduña family, a lineage of Basque origin that had come to El Castell de Guadalest as trusted servants of the Cardonas, Admirals of Aragon. Sancho de Cardona received the title of Marquis of Guadalest in 1542. The Orduñas served the marquises as governors of the fortress and administrators of their estates.

 The house was set on fire and looted during the War of the Spanish Succession (1708). In 1756, Pedro Antonio Buenaventura de Orduña y García joined the Military Order of Santiago, thereby gaining entry into the nobility.