 This induced the king to issue the edict known as Regalía de Aposento, through which property owners of more than one floor were forced to give one to a family of the court.This decree encouraged the development of what became known as "casas a la malicia", a kind of home in which the owners, attempting to avoid compliance with the decree, used different solutions (a single storey, excessive compartmentalization of the interior or concealment of the upper floor from view from the roads ...).The Palacio de Santa Cruz, located on the Plaza de Santa Cruz, was built between 1629 and 1643.