Viso del Marqués is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[2] The municipality has a population of 2,578 inhabitants.

Viso del Marqués
Municipality
Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz
Flag Coat of arms
Viso del Marqués Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°31′N 3°33′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Ciudad Real
Mancomunidad	Manserja
Government
• Alcalde	Alfonso Toledo Fernández
Area
• Total	533.2 km2 (205.9 sq mi)
Elevation	785 m (2,575 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,363
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonym	Viseño/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13770

It is the site of the Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz, built in the late sixteenth century by Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz. Álvaro de Bazan was a senior admiral in the Spanish Navy, and created the concept of the Spanish Armada – but died before it was deployed to attack England. The Marquis's palace has been repurposed as the modern headquarters of the National Archive of the Spanish Navy.

References

External links

• Media related to Viso del Marqués at Wikimedia Commons

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