This palace was commissioned in the late 16th century by a canon of the Mezquita. Its inscription reads, “Salus Infirmorum.” This references when it was a hospital managed by the Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick. Since 1995, it has housed the Institute for Advance Social Studies. Next to it are the Caliphal Baths discovered in 1964. The Baths of Alcázar were built in the late 10th century for ablutions by Al-Hakam II, the Caliph of Córdoba. Both of these landmarks are located in an unassuming park named Campo Santo of the Martyrs. The Holy Martyrs Field is where Córdobans were executed for proclaiming their Christian faith by the Romans in 304 AD.
