I am searching for buildings/objects/other things in contemporary spain which have been made from inca gold?

Question

Looking for any information on concrete objects/buildings or otherwise, which have been made by the Spanish from stolen inca gold, and can still be seen today. Thanks in advance...

Answer 1

Seville Cathedral

Answer 2

Erik Van T. is right: Seville, rather than Madrid, is certainly the place to look.

The conquest of the Americas made Seville the most affluent city in Europe. In 1503, Seville was granted a monopoly on trade with the new continent and rapidly developed into the richest, most cosmopolitan city in Europe. The evidence of how Inca gold, etc., was turned into stone in Spain, would be much more widespread and obvious, if the Hapsburgs had not squandered so much of their riches on wars in Europe.

Madrid (then a small, backwater town) became the capital of Spain in 1561, but Seville remained the most prosperous well into the 17th century.

The riches of the American colonies - not just from stolen Inca gold, but also from its trading monopoly - were used to construct lavish Renaissance and Baroque buildings.

Of course, Seville's earlier major buildings date from the Moorish period, so if you visit you must be careful to distinguish between the two periods. But, in addition to the magnificent cathedral already mentioned, look for the results of Inca gold, etc., in the following (links to some of these are listed below).

The Archivo de Indias , a Renaissance building which serves as an archive for documents concerning the discovery and exploitation of America.

The Archbishop's Palace.

Churches: Hospicio de los Venerables; Iglesia de Santa Maria la Blanca; Iglesia de la Caridad.

Architectural works by Hannibal Gonzalez: Plaza de España , Pabellón Mudejar , Pabellón Real and the Archaeological Museum.

San Telmo Palace (baroque style).

Real Fábrica de Tabacos.

Casa Pilatos.

Answer 3

The first ever gold from the new world went not to Spain but to Rome. Ferdinand and Isabella donated the first consignment to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, to decorate the ceiling. It is still there.