Palacio de Zea-Salvatierra

Palacio de Zea-Salvatierra stands in central Málaga as a Baroque building from the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Its two-storey façade combines curved stonework, founders’ coats of arms, and a decorated balcony. The curved pediment displays the founders’ heraldic emblems above the entrance. Below it, a Baroque balcony rests on a frieze decorated with triglyphs.

Constructed as Francisco de Zea Salvatierra’s residence, the building later served Málaga’s municipal council during Isabel II’s reign. It then housed a post office until the mid-twentieth century. Today, the heirs of José Gálvez Ginachero hold the property privately. These changing uses connect aristocratic residence, civic administration, and public service within one structure.

Inside, a central patio organizes the building around arcades supported by marble columns with Corinthian capitals. Significant alterations have changed the patio over time. The entrance coat of arms offers a lasting detail from the building’s original residential identity.