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The Palace of the Mencos <\/h1>\n

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Historia<\/h3>\n

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Actividades<\/h3>\n

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Publicaciones<\/h3>\n

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Fundaci\u00f3n Mencos<\/h3>\n

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Would you like to take a guided tour of the Noble Floor?<\/h3>\n

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Or a guided tour of the Historic Winery?<\/h3>\n

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And an exclusive experience at the Palace?<\/h3>\n

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The Palace of the Mencos is a unique building in what is known as the \u201cMiddle Zone\u201d (Zona Media) of Navarre<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Mencos family, Counts of Guendulain and Marquises of the Real Defensa, among other titles, have been linked to Tafalla since the 15th century. <\/strong> The Palace rises over a low hill facing what were the ancient city walls of Tafalla, now demolished.<\/p>\n

The palace was one of the first buildings built outside the city walls at the end of the 16th century,<\/strong> employing medieval remains to construct its tower. Successively occupied in various wars, burned to the ground by Espoz and Mina in 1813 and housing a Red Cross hospital in 1873; the palace bears the chains above its entrance that indicate its status as a royal lodging, following the stay by Fernando VII in 1828.<\/p>\n

Through the history of the palace and of those who lived within it, as narrated with great enthusiasm and pleasure by Joaqu\u00edn Mencos; we span over four centuries of the history of Navarre,<\/strong> intertwined, of course, with the history of Tafalla.<\/p>\n

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Manuel Mart\u00ednez<\/h3>\n

Butler and general administrator of the Marquis of the Royal Defense<\/h4>\n

18th century<\/h5>\n

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Francisco Ignacio de Mencos<\/h3>\n

Colonel of the Navarra Regiment<\/h4>\n

17th century<\/h5>\n

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Joaqu\u00edn Ignacio Mencos and Manso de Z\u00fa\u00f1iga<\/h3>\n

Count of Guendul\u00e1in and Marquis of the Royal Defense<\/h4>\n

19th century<\/h5>\n

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