Viso del Marqués | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Castile-La Mancha |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ciudad Real |
Subdivision Type3: | Mancomunidad |
Coordinates: | 38.5217°N -3.5633°W |
Elevation M: | 785 |
Area Total Km2: | 533.2 |
Population Demonym: | Viseño/a |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 13770 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Alfonso Toledo Fernández |
Viso del Marqués is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[1] The municipality has a population of 2,578 inhabitants.
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 Armadabut 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.