Also called the Mansion of the Marquess of la Conquista, this palace was built in the 16th century by order of Hernando Pizarro, the brother of Francisco Pizarro, and his wife-niece Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui. The palace, of Renaissance design, was rebuilt during the 18th century and its elaborate facades were designed by the son and protégé of the famous Plateresque artist Churriguera who designed such buildings as the Cathedral Nueva in Salamanca. The palace has a corner balcony, the sign of great wealth, and around this are carved a great many representations commemorating the conquering of Peru. The busts of Francisco Pizarro, his wife the princess Inés Haylas Yupanqui, Hernando Pizarro, and Francisca PizarroYupanqui are all included in this celebration of this conquest
The Count of Canilleros, a historian decended from the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, tells us that on these grounds Captain Gonzalo Pizarro, the father of the conquistador, had his home. After their adrventures in America, Francisco's brother, Hernando, returned to Trujillo and constructed a luxurious palace on the land where his father had once lived.