El frustrado proyecto para panteón y sepulcro del duque de Sessa en Baena

In this article the author presents the heretofore-unknown traces of the vault and sepulcher carried out by the royal architect Juan Gómez de Mora (1586-1648) at the initiative of the duke of Sessa and Baena, Don Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Folch de Cardona (1582-1642). Based on information provided by Luis González Bailén (1580-1655), the Duke considered undertaking the adaptation of the old family crypt and the creation of a private sepulcher in the main chapel of Santa María la Mayor of Baena. The relationship among these three men is contextualised through these monumental plans. They also provide an understanding of the change in the Duke’s strategy: he prioritized providing a respectable burial place for his lineage over that of his own burial requirements, thereby implicitly augmenting his personal prestige