The Guzmanes Palace is a 16th-century Renaissance palace located in the Plaza de San Marcelo next to the Casa Botines in the city of León.

Despite being unfinished, it became the most outstanding palace in the city. Already in the 20th century, the León Provincial Council took charge of finishing it to house its new offices.

It was ordered to be built by Don Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán, a former community leader, on the land occupied by the manor houses of his lineage. The Guzmanes family was one of the oldest Leonese lineages.

Settled in the city, they were one of the most influential noble houses and with the greatest prominence in León, where they were introduced in the local power bodies.

Don Ramiro wanted to take advantage of the situation of his old houses in one of the main areas of the city to build a new-storey palace that would stand out and differentiate itself from the urban environment due to its dimensions and by adopting the typology and aesthetics of architecture “as Roman ”or Renaissance.

In 1559, the Leonese Town Hall authorized the demolition of the cubes and canvas of the wall and the occupation of that land.

Likewise, authorization was requested for the execution of various works aimed at aligning the streets. This same year the works began.

In the year 1566 the main façade overlooking the current Plaza de San Marcelo was erected.

In the 40s of this century, the Provincial Government rented part of the building to install its offices, carrying out partial repairs.

Later, in 1881, the León Provincial Council bought the building from the owners at that time, the counts of Peñaranda de Bracamonte.