Real Alcázar – Casa de Contratación: Hall of Audiences – Model of La Santa Maria

Model of La Santa Maria in the Hall of Audiences in the Casa de Contratación section of the Real Alcázar of Seville, Spain

Model of La Santa Maria

Model of La Santa Maria
The image shows a model of La Santa Maria, one of the three ships that sailed from Seville as part of Christopher Columbuses first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. La Santa Maria was the flagship and the largest of the three, and the other two being La Niña and La Pinta.

This model is housed in the Hall of Audiences in the Casa de Contratación section of the Real Alcázar of Seville, Spain. Established in 1503 by Queen Isabella I of Castile, the Casa de Contratación was an organization (somewhat similar to the East India Company) that controlled the trade in the Americas. Housed in the Real Alcázar of Seville, the Casa de Contratación had broad powers, including the approval of voyages. The current Hall of Audiences was part of it and was a chapel once.

Casa de Contratación pages
Admiral’s Room
Last Moments of Fernando III the Saint, a masterpiece by Virgilio Mattoni
King Louis Philippe I of France
Queen Maria Amelia de Borbón-Dos Sicilias
King Fernando VII of Spain
Hall of Audiences
Model of Santa Maria
Virgin of the Navigators

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La Giralda: A harmonious blend of Moorish and Renaissance architectural styles
Las Setas of Seville – A modern artistic structure in a historical city

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