Santiago Hospital

The Hospital of Santiago is one of the most unique historical buildings in Villanueva de los Infantes, because it brings together in one space the town's healthcare history and a new cultural life linked to the conservation of its ethnographic heritage.

Your visit allows approach an institution of medieval origin linked to shelter for the poor, the sick, and travelers, a very characteristic function of this type of establishment in the historical centers of Campo de Montiel.

Although the hospital already appears cited in the time of Philip II, The current building actually responds to an important Reconstruction promoted by the Order of Santiago between 1631 and 1636, as the inscription preserved on the facade reminds us.

This chronology places it within the great stage of urban and monumental consolidation of Villanueva de los Infantes, and also reinforces its close relationship with the Santiago imprint that marked the history of the town for centuries.

After his rehabilitation, the The building now houses the Museum of Ethnographic Art, with an epermanent exhibition dedicated to the traditional rural world.

The collection brings together furniture, utensils, clothing, and everyday objects from the 19th and 20th centuries, organized in rooms that evoke the cycle of life, traditional trades, and agricultural work.

Thus, a visit to the Hospital de Santiago allows you to link the history of the building with the material memory of the region, making it a highly recommended stop within the monumental tour of Villanueva de los Infantes.