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Extremadura

Mansion sights in Extremadura

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    Palacio Juan Pizarro de Orellana

    Through a twisting alley above the Palacio de la Conquista is the Palacio Juan Pizarro de Orellana, converted from miniature fortress to Renaissance mansion by one of the Pizarro cousin conquistadors. Its patio is decorated with the coats of arms of the two most famous local families: the Pizarros and the Orellanas (Francisco Orellana was the first European to explore reaches of the Amazon).

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