# Cal Comte d'Espanya

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Cal Comte d'Espanya stands in Palma as a historic mansion shaped by noble ownership, religious use, and architectural change. The Gual-Zanglada family originally owned the house. From 1626 through the nineteenth century, the building served as an inn for Carthusian monks from Valldemossa. The house also carries the name la posada de la cartoixa. A 1732 renovation gave the entrance its restrained Baroque portal, curved broken pediment, and stylised pilasters known as estípits. A statue of Saint Bruno crowns the portal. Above the doorway, the coat of arms of the Carthusian monastery of Jesús Nazaret in Valldemossa recalls that religious connection. The vestibule has two lowered arches inside. An older two-flight staircase attached to the wall preserves another feature of the mansion’s traditional interior layout. Portella Street places the house among Palma’s historic mansions and palaces. Together, its Gothic and Baroque elements connect private residence, aristocratic status, and Carthusian history within Palma’s old town.

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