Viso del Marqués
Viso del Marqués is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[2] The municipality has a population of 2,578 inhabitants.
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  Viso del Marqués Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′N 3°33′W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Ciudad Real |
| Mancomunidad | Manserja |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Alfonso Toledo Fernández |
| Area | |
| • Total | 533.2 km2 (205.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 785 m (2,575 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,363 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Viseño/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13770 |
It is the site of the Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz, built in the late sixteenth century by Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz. Álvaro de Bazan was a senior admiral in the Spanish Navy, and created the concept of the Spanish Armada – but died before it was deployed to attack England. The Marquis's palace has been repurposed as the modern headquarters of the National Archive of the Spanish Navy.
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
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