About twenty years later, the enlightened monarch, Charles III purchased a Baroque palace, the former home of the Goyeneche family, and commissioned architect Diego de Villanueva to convert it for academic use.
About twenty years later, the enlightened monarch, Charles III purchased a Baroque palace as the academy's new home. The original architect was José Benito de Churriguera, who was no longer alive, and the king commissioned a new architect Diego de Villanueva to convert the building for academic use.