Royal Hospital of

our Lady Guadalupe

The Spanish Military Hospital Museum building is a reconstruction of a Military Hospital that stood on this site during the Second Spanish Colonial Period, 1784-1821. Showcased in the museum are areas of Military Hospital life you would have experienced had you been a patient in 1791.

Educational Field Trips

Whether you are visiting St. Augustine for hours or days, Ancient City Tours will plan an Educational Field Trip that will meet all of your students’ educational needs!

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THE MOURNING ROOM Equipped with the Priest’s tools for blessing the patient before death occurred.

THE SURGEON’S OFFICE View the tools of the trade and find out what practices are still used today.

THE WARD Strict regulations dictated by the Government of Spain defined medical care in the Royal Hospital.

THE APOTHECARY The Apothecary was the only staff members allowed to dispense medicines

Hours of Operation
Monday through Saturday:
10:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM