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Fort where colonial furniture is displayed
This majestic palace is in the Plaza Spain, next to the Puerta de San Diego. It was constructed in the year 1511 as the residence palace of Diego Columbus (viceroy and governor, son of Christopher Columbus) and his wife, Maria de Toledo. This fort was the center of power and the venue for the Spanish Court in the New World. It was robbed by the pirate Drake. After its restoration in the year 1955, it is currently the Museum Alcazar de Colon. In its 2-stories there are 22 apartments decorated as before, in which they display colonial furniture, silverware, musical instruments, armor , etc. some of which are said to have belonged to Columbus.
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