Palace of the Senate

The Palace of the Senate is the home of the Senate of Spain, the upper house of the Cortes Generales, the national parliament of Spain. It is located in the Spanish Navy Square, in the center of the City of Madrid. History The building was built in the 16th century and was the home of a Saint Augustine Order school called Incarnation School or Doña María de Aragón School. The school was one of the most outstanding institutions of the capital, and its church contained several masterpieces of El Greco , today in the Prado Museum . In 1814 and between 1820 and 1823 the palace was the home of the Cortes of Cádiz , the first official parliament of Spain. With the approval of the Royal Statute of 1834 , the Cortes Generales was established.