This property was bought by the Spínola family from the Dominican order, its previous owners. Some important members of the family lived here, including for example, the sculptor Francisco Spínola, the painters Francisca and María Rosa Spínola, the writer Dominga Spínola, the sisters Esperanza and Manuela Spínola Ramírez, and the man of letters Leandro Spínola Perdomo. For all of them, the house was a source of inspiration for many of their unforgettable portraits of local customs and manners. The house has two levels, with a central courtyard in which a large row of balconies was installed to form a gallery.