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Placeta de los Moriscos or

Placeta de los Moriscos or "las tetas".

Mudejar house with a unique façade, decorated with plaster half-spheres. It was the home of a wealthy Moorish man in the 16th century, near a historic church.

A Mudejar style house located in the square of the Barrio de San Juan or Placeta de los Moriscos, with a characteristic façade, a Mudejar style house which is the origin of the popular name of the place, located to the right of the parish and church of San Juan, it was the real epicentre of the Moorish quarter, which was the place of residence of the Moorish community or also known as the Christian-New Community. In this square, apart from its magnificent fountain, it is worth mentioning the "Casa de las Tetas", whose owner was Hernando Benalvará, one of the wealthiest Moors of 16th century Baza. The façade of this house was decorated with plaster half-spheres, very typical of the Mudejar style, reminiscent of female breasts.