{"id":6434,"date":"2018-11-23T05:34:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/item\/casa-de-los-condes-de-villahermosa-y-alfaro\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:54:54","slug":"casa-de-los-condes-de-villahermosa-y-alfaro","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/casa-de-los-condes-de-villahermosa-y-alfaro\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Counts of Villahermosa and Alfaro"},"content":{"rendered":"

House of the Shields (Counts of Villahermosa and Alfaro)<\/h3>\n

Viceregal nobility and birthplace of a heroine<\/b><\/p>\n

Located in a prime position on Portal Hidalgo, across from the Plaza Vasco de Quiroga<\/a><\/b>, this imposing mansion is key to understanding the social history of P\u00e1tzcuaro. Popularly known as the \u201cHouse of Shields\u201d<\/b>, its presence reflects the great economic power of its former inhabitants.<\/p>\n

A fa\u00e7ade that tells stories<\/b> Unlike other colonial mansions, here the heraldry takes center stage. The coats of arms of the Villahermosa de Alfaro<\/b> and Ortega<\/b> families stand out on its austere fa\u00e7ade, intertwined with bands of mortar in relief. These artistic details were not merely decorative, but a public reminder that the owner held the title of Viscount.<\/p>\n

Home of the Heroine of P\u00e1tzcuaro<\/b> This house holds a fascinating historical irony: being the home of a noble family with Spanish titles, it was here that Do\u00f1a Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega<\/b> was born. She would become the greatest heroine of independence in P\u00e1tzcuaro, sacrificing her life and her privileged position for the cause of freedom.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udca1 Gertrudis's Route (Visit Tip):<\/b> You are standing in front of her birthplace. To complete the story, we recommend walking a few blocks to Gertrudis Bocanegra Plaza (Small Plaza)<\/a><\/b>. There you will find the bronze statue erected in her honor, right on the spot that bears her name.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casa de los Escudos (Condes de Villahermosa y Alfaro) Nobleza virreinal y cuna de una hero\u00edna Ubicada en una posici\u00f3n privilegiada en el Portal Hidalgo, frente a la Plaza Vasco de Quiroga, esta imponente casona es clave para entender la historia social de P\u00e1tzcuaro. Conocida popularmente como la \u201cCasa de los Escudos\u201d, su presencia denota […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6435,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[391],"citadela-item-location":[392],"class_list":["post-6434","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-edificios","citadela-item-location-patzcuaro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/6434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/6434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=6434"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=6434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}