The Palace of Milà i Aragó, also known as the palace of the marquises of Albaida, is regarded as the most emblematic building of the town of Albaida, Valencian Community, Spain. It is considered a Place of Cultural Interest. Nowadays, in its interior there is a tourist office and the Museu Internacional de Titelles d'Albaida (International Museum of Puppets of Albaida). History It is thought that before the current building there was a lord's palace, fortified in such a way as to protect it from any angle. Although there is little information about the original building, it is likely that admiral Conrad Llança ordered its construction—after having been granted the baronies of Albaida and Carrícola (1279), and Montaverner (1286). The manor of Albaida was confiscated in order to grant it to Berenguer de Vilaragut—lineage that would remain in power until 1471. The fact that there were domestic quarters within the palace did not mean that the palace was always inhabited. Actually, the Vilaragut lived almost the whole year in their own personal palace in the kingdom's capital, close to the king. Nevertheless, there were occasions when the Vilaragut moved to Albaida, where they had a palace, in order to defend the city, as was the case in 1429 when Pere Pardo de la Casta, spouse of the baroness Carroça de Vilaragut, went to fight for the city against the Castilians during the War of Castile. Due to the family's financial issues, the Crown seized the property and auctioned the town and the barony of Albaida. Cardinal Lluís Joan del Milà, nephew of Pope Callixtus III and first cousin of the future Pope Alexander VI, was the purchaser. His son, Jaume del Milà married Elionor d'Aragó, niece of the king Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic, and first cousin of the emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. This meant that the title of count was conferred on those who owned the territory and resulted in a union between the two families, Milà and Aragó (1477). In 1477 the cardinal of Milà took up residence in the properties he had acquired in 1471, first in Albaida and then in Carrícola. In the document in which he transferred the barony of Albaida to his son, he makes known in writing the fortalitio dominali hospitio of the town, that is the fortress or stately home, which corresponds to the initial phase of the current