Quinta del Sordo

[3] Contrary to popular belief, the estate was given its name due to the deafness of a prior owner, not Goya himself, who was deafened by illness in 1792.

[3] Francisco de Goya purchased the home on February 27, 1819[5] from a prior owner who was deaf.

The house was initially composed of just two main rooms, each measuring 9 by 4.5 meters, and was decorated with rural motifs before Goya purchased it.

[6] Goya lived in the home until his exile to Bordeaux in 1824, when he left his 17-year-old grandson Mariano in charge of the estate.

After the fall of Rafael del Riego in 1823, Goya felt it necessary to leave the country and move to Bordeaux.