El Quexigal

[1] Throughout the 15th century, the estate was owned by members of a noble family of Ávila named Gómez Villalva.

[1] They acquired the estate on behalf of king Philipp II (1527-1598), who visited the place various times before when he was looking for a suitable site to build a monastery in honor of San Lorenzo.

[3] Besides being a farm, Quexigal was place of recreation and rest for the monks, as well as for the royal family, who went hunting within the reserve.

For the next three centuries, the Hieronymite monks of the El Escorial monastery were responsible for the administration of the palace and the estate, either managing it directly or delegating it to tenants.

Gobelin tapestries adorned its hall and galleries, as well as paintings by artists such as Berruguete, Murillo, El Greco, Gallegos, Aponte, Tiépolo, Carrero, and László.

Also notable was a collection of more than a dozen very ancient tapestries from Cuenca and more than two hundred polychrome carvings, among which the twelve apostles stood out.

[1] The estate was sold by the Hohenlohe family to the Eulen Group, who is the owner till the current day.