Palace of Viceroy Laserna

The palace is built on top of the foundations of an arab palace. After refurbishment work in the building, a plaster of the Nasrid dynasty of the XIII century was found. The palace has been in the same family since the reconquest of Jerez in the XIII century. In the XVIII century it went through a refurbishment that gave it the neoclassical aspect that it has today. Also in the XVIII century José de la Serna y Martínez de Hinojosa, first {{ill|Count of the Andes|es|Condado de los Andes}} and last Viceroy of Peru was born in the house. The palace is named Palace of Viceroy Laserna, in his honor. Since then it has been the residence of the Counts of the Andes.{{cite news |last= Jerez |first= R. D. |date= August 18, 2015 |title= Méndez de Vigo inaugura hoy la 'Galería del Virrey' |work= Diario de Jerez |url= https://www.diariodejerez.es/jerez/Mendez-Vigo-inaugura-Galeria-Virrey_0_945206063.html |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}

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The palace is in a great state of maintenance, due to having been the continually inhabited traditional residence of the {{ill|Count of the Andes|es|Condado de los Andes}} (Condado de los Andes){{cite news |last= Cala |first= A. |date= April 2, 2015 |title= Don José presenta su casa al mundo |work= Diario de Jerez |url= https://www.diariodejerez.es/jerez/Mendez-Vigo-inaugura-Galeria-Virrey_0_945206063.html |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}

The Palace has many pieces of art. It has been opened for visits since April 2015.{{cite web |last1= Abraham |first1= Ceballos |date= April 22, 2015 |title= El Palacio del Conde de los Andes se 'presenta' al sector turístico |website= andaluciainformacion.es |url= https://andaluciainformacion.es/jerez/499479/el-palacio-del-conde-de-los-andes-se-presenta-al-sector-turistico/ |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 }}

In 1925, because of the canonical coronation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jerez de la Frontera in April,{{cite web |date= 25 June 2024 |title= Mariological Congress Begins in Jerez de la Frontera |website= ocarm.org |url= https://www.ocarm.org/en/item/6398-mariological-congress-begins-today-in-jerez-de-la-frontera |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 }} Francisco Moreno Zuleta, 6th {{ill|Count of the Andes|es|Condado de los Andes}}, ordered the construction of a new building annexed to the Palace to host the government officials who came to the event. This building is now a part of the palace and has a small hotel.

During the 17th century there was a corral de comedias where the garden of the Palace is now. Its entrance was in Santa Isabel Street.{{cite news |last= Cala Jerez |first= Arantxa |date= August 16, 2015 |title= Va de comedias |work= Diario de Jerez |url= https://www.diariodejerez.es/jerez/Va-comedias_0_944605663.html |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}

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• {{cite web |last1= Ruiloba |first1= José Antonio |date= 2020 |title= Palacio Virrey La Serna Jerez de la Frontera |website= youtube.com |type= video |language= es |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6xzbt_5FA |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 }}
• {{cite web |title= En casa del Conde de los Andes |website= jereztelevision.com |language= es |url= http://jereztelevision.com/en-casa-del-conde-de-los-andes/ |url-status= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151014044427/http://jereztelevision.com/en-casa-del-conde-de-los-andes/ |archive-date= October 14, 2015 }}
• {{cite web |title= Palacio del Conde de los Andes |website= youtube.com |type= video of a guided tour with Rocio Tinajero |series= Destino Jerez, programa 10 |language= es |date= 2016 |publisher= |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTouH8D65c |access-date= Jan 31, 2025 }}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Jerez de la Frontera

Category:Neoclassical architecture in Andalusia