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The Cardi family moved to Bastia at the end of the 16th century. Among its members were prestigious figures including several Spanish consuls in the 18th century.

The origin of the Cardi family is in the village of Cardo, located on the heights of Bastia. Settled in Bastia in late 16th century, it gave distinguished personalities, such as Sansone Cardi, Field Marshall of Henri IV’s armed forces. The family palace is likely to have been built for Oliviero Cardi, Sansone’s brother, named podestà ( mayor) of Bastia in 1602. Count Anton Marco de Cardi (170-1776), captain of a regiment in Milan, then in Naples, finally settled in the family house 1749, when he was named general consul of Spain in Corsica. In 1776, his son Filippo Oliviero Count of Cardi (1751-1801), took his succession as a consul. The Spanish Consul’s residence was to remain in this house until 1807, when Count Anton Marco de Cardi , Filippo Oliviero’s son, died. From 1749 to 1807, the arms of the realm of Spain were attached on the palace door. The impressive façade of the building has eight window bays and six floors. The ground floor is occupied by a row of shops and serves as a basement to the residence. The main door is on the second floor. It is reached by a flight of stairs leading to a wide perron – one of the terraces which gave its name to the street. Above the entrance, a carved bas relief in Lavagna slate can be noticed. The work has been made in the Renaissance Mannerist style. Two figures of nude women have been placed on either side of the arms of the Cardi family.

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