page_title: Palacio de la Magdalena
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Palacio de la Magdalena / History
caption_attribution_description: Español: Entrada de carruajes del Palacio de la Magdalena, en Santander.
context_page_description: The Palacio de la Magdalena is a palace located on the Magdalena Peninsula of the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain. It was built between 1909 and 1911, by popular subscription, to house the Spanish Royal Family. Built by the architects Javier González Riancho and Gonzalo Bringas Vega, is located in the place where the old Fort of San Salvador de Hano was, which protected the entrance to the bay.
context_section_description: Construction of the palace was initiated in 1908 by the local government of Santander for the purpose of providing a seasonal residence for the royal family of Spain.  Funding was provided via popular subscription of the local populace. 
  The design and construction of the palace were overseen by architects Javier González de Riancho and Gonzalo Bringas Vega, with construction completed in 1912.  King Alfonso XIII and his family first arrived at the Palacio de la Magdalena on August 4, 1913, and returned annually to summer at the palace through 1930.  The royal family used the palace as a base for numerous recreational and sporting activities, and the king sometimes also held government meetings at the property.  The annual trips ended with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931. 
  Beginning in 1932, the palace was used to host summer courses through the Menéndez Pelayo International University.  In 1977 Don Juan de Borbón sold the palace and the peninsula back to the city of Santander, which had previously given it as a gift to the royal family, for 150 million pesetas. The palace, which was declared an historical monument in 1982 and renovated between 1993 and 1995, continues to be used as a conference and meeting hall today.  It is the most visited place in the city of Santander.
caption: Entrance for carriages (right half of the northwest elevation)
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