The Cloister.                  The arches and columns are original. The Foundation’s Didactic Museum is situated on the lower floor. An intermediate floor contains the main meeting hall and other rooms necessary for the academic activities undertaken at the Convent of La Coria. The upper floor contains the Library, and a wing destined to be a residence for persons undertaking research.

The Museum
 The display consists mainly of didactic panels reflecting a specific concept of Ibero-American history. The most important element in the relationship between Extremadura and America is the cultural dimension that arose following 1492, leading to a new mestiza (mixed) culture which, while reflecting that of Europe, nevertheless has its own original features marking a degree of continuity with the pre-existing cultures of America. An evaluation of the pre-Columbian cultures completes the recognition that, while contact with the Spaniards offered an opportunity to create a new culture, it did also lead to the inevitable loss of many features of the pre-existing ones.The Museum contains few objects: here we need only mention the bust of Francisco Pizarro and the reproduction of his skull, both donated in 1986 by the University of Florida with the sponsorship of Dr. William M.Goza.