in 1977, prime minister adolfo suárez moved the headquarters of the presidency of the government, located until then in the central villamejor palace, to la moncloa. the change occurred, fundamentally, and given the remote location of the palace, away from the center of madrid, for security reasons, in the face of concern that an attack against the young prime minister, newly appointed by king juan carlos i. with the new palace was also established on it the official residence for the prime minister and his family.