The House

Cal Perelló is located in the village of l’Ametlla de Segarra, and is one of the town’s oldest structures. It is situated half-way between the look-out tower (11th century) and the Romanesque church of Saint Peter (12th century).

According to the registries of the period, we know that the house belonged to Pere Alòs since1475. It was then acquired at auction by Antoni Perelló in 1536; his descendants would own it for more than four-hundred years, uninterrupted.

The Perelló family settled in the town of l’Ametlla during the 15th century, right after the repopulation that was carried out after the plague epidemics, the earthquake of 1425 and, particularly, the war against the king Joan II. For centuries, they possessed numerous estates in the district of l’Ametlla and in other adjacent populations, in Segarra, Conca de Barberà and Urgell. Also, by way of marriages with heiresses of Berguedà and Solsonès, they possessed houses and estates in other regions of Catalonia. The Perelló heirs of l'Ametlla lived here until the second half of the 17th century, when they settled in the Main street of Tàrrega, where they set up another parental house known by the same name, Cal Perelló, and which is the current venue of the Local Museum of Urgell.

After acquiring the Barony of Renau in 1685 and becoming related, again by way of marriage, to the lineage of Roger de Llúria, the Perelló became noblemen of Catalonia. At the beginning of the 1800’s, the family settled in Barcelona, still preserving the two parental houses of l’Ametlla and Tàrrega.

Following the original construction in the 14th and 15th centuries, the house has undergone several additions along the way. The first ocurred in the middle of 16th century, when it was acquired by Antoni Perelló. The second in 1635, in which Francesc Perelló commanded the building of a wing facing northeast. And the third occurred at the end of the nineteenth century, the ancient quarters were already occupied by the farmer-housekeepers, so the owners residing in Barcelona built the last addition for their summer stays at l’Ametlla.

Presently, the house is property of David Sandoval, and it is his permanent residence.