Structure 2

Seat of the Spanish Government (1531 – 1545)

Architecture and Rescue:

• Construction Adobe brick walls with "talpuja" earth plaster and tile roofing.
• Surface area 513 sq m.
• Milestones Discovered in 1967 (UNAN-León), buried by the Hurricane Fin in 1982 and rediscovered in 2013 with the support of the Junta de Andalucía.

Numismatic Find: The Two Reales
During the 2013 excavations at this building, a silver coin was found, referred to as «Two reales».

• Origin Minted in Peru for circulation in the Province of Nicaragua.
• Context Even though the Piece of eight was the hegemonic currency in America, in León de Nagrando the Two-seater It was fundamental for local trade, displacing the maravedi (the first European currency in the country).

"Real de a dos" Coin

"Real de a ocho" Coin in circulation in America during the colonial period.

"Macuquinas" Spanish coins minted in the mints of America.