REAL COLEGIO DE DONCELLAS NOBLES. Toledo, Spain

REAL COLEGIO DE DONCELLAS NOBLES
Toledo

Ticket Nº 2602
2,80 €

The Colegio de Doncellas Nobles is a former girls' school in Toledo. It was founded in 1551 by the archbishop of Toledo and cardinal Juan Martínez Silíceo. The project, which had as its patron the king Philip II as well as the archbishop, had as its object the education of young women to be good mothers. Some came from humble families (proposed by the archbishop) and others from noble families from all over Europe (proposed by the king). The College encountered financial problems after some of its endowments were confiscated in the 19th century, but it expanded around 1900. In 1990 it became a University Residence. Since 2016 it is open to sightseeing. The building is included in the list of Royal Sites of the Spanish heritage organisation Patrimonio Nacional.

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