Museo de las Casas Reales
The seat of Spain's first supreme court and governor's residence in the Americas in the 16th century. It displays colonial armor, maps, navigational instruments and the history of sugar production.
The Casas Reales were built in the early 16th century and served as the court of the Royal Audience of the West Indies, the treasury and the governor's residence, overseeing affairs across the Spanish American colonies. Today, it is a colonial history museum. Its exhibits include Spanish armor and weapons, navigational charts, astrolabes, colonial furniture, sugarcane cultivation and sugar-making tools, and the histories of the Taíno people and African slaves. It is located at the northern end of Calle Las Damas, next to the Alcázar de Colón, and admission costs a few US dollars.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00 (check on site)
Nearby sights
- National Pantheon
- Plaza de España
- Calle Las Damas
- Alcázar de Colón
- Ruins of the Hospital San Nicolás de Bari
- Ciudad Colonial
- Parque Colón
- Ruins of the Monastery of San Francisco