Don Ramón Pla Monge, born in Ferrol and emigrated to America, returned as a rich Indian and was named 1860st Marquis of the pontifical title of Amboage. He settled in Madrid in XNUMX, where he married Doña Faustina Peñalver y Fauste, for the second time. His son, Fernando Pla Peñalver, deputy to Cortes and heir to his capital and his title, was the one who ordered the construction of the amboage palace in the second decade of the 20th century.
The chosen architect was Joaquín Rojí, he began work for the Amboages on a plot of land in the Ensanche of Salamanca, designing the garage and stables house in 1912.
The work continued to progress and in January 1914 they requested a construction license for their residence, organized around a covered patio, which had three floors.
It occupies an entire block between Lagasca, Juan Bravo, Velázquez and Padilla streets. The building is inspired by the French Baroque, and is one more example of the many that we find in Madrid at the beginning of the century of using a previous architectural style to proclaim the nobility of the palace.

The mansion won the first prize awarded by the City Council to the best “houses built in 1918” in the “private hotels” section.

Until 1936, the Italian Embassy in Madrid was located in the historic center of the city, in the Abrantes Palace on Calle Mayor acquired since 1888. After the civil war, the Italian Government allocated the building on Calle Mayor to the Italian Institute of Culture, a use that is maintained today.

Towards the end of 1939, the Italian Government acquired our Amboage Palace, since then headquarters of the Italian embassy in Madrid.

A beautiful building that houses a large amount of heritage and that can be visited on occasion.

A abrazo.