Building with a two-street facade, each of a different style. Towards Obispo Rey Redondo Street (former Carrera) with a traditional imprint and marked Renaissance cult character, plateresque cut is known as Casa del Corregidor, while towards the Consistorio street reflects a neoclassical style typical of the first half of the nineteenth century, product of the reform on the primitive facade of the old Town Hall that presented a Renaissance style. This last facade is known as the main headquarters of the City Council of La Laguna. The construction of the Casa del Corregidor was done around 1540, ending between 1545 and 1546, as stated in the inscription located in the upper right part of the facade. The truth is that its termination does not exceed the year 1546, since the House of the Corregidor bears the medical mark of the governor Jernimo Alvarez de Sotomayor, whose mandate was extended until December 29, 1546. The only thing that remains of the Caribbean is the red stone cover framed by a pin, in a Renaissance style of Plateresque cut, which has elements of the Gothic. In his style, he is one of the most important exponents of the Canary Islands and resembles many peninsular buildings of the 15th century, carried out by the Portuguese master of Alba Iriaria Juan Yanes. The medical, profuse in this type of buildings, here is triple. In the lower body, on the left the shield of the corregidor Jer nimo lvarez de Sotomayor, on the right, that of Tenerife, and in the center of the upper body, between the balustraded columns, the imperial shield of Carlos V. The whole set is framed by a large alfiz.
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