Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe - Cáceres - Spain

 

The Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, located in the town of the same name in the province of Cáceres, Spain. Declared a National Monument in 1879 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

We find the Monastery in the Plaza de Santa María in Puebla de Guadalupe, a Town of 1862 (inhabitants).

We visited the town and the Monastery, staying at the Hospedería in April 2018, leaving below the video of the YouTube Channel with the visit to this Jewel:

Below are links to the following videos:

- Puebla de Guadalupe.

- Hospital de San Juan Bautista y Colegio de Infantes - Guadalupe.

Tradition has it that Alfonso XI entrusted himself to the Virgin of Guadalupe before the Battle of Salado, and after the victory over the Muslims he had no doubt that it was thanks to the intercession of the Virgin, so from 1340 the Sanctuary began. It was already from 1389, when thanks to a Royal Provision of John I of Castile became Monastery, occupied by the Jerónima Order. The current Monastery is a mixture of Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles.

In the Monastery is guarded the image of Santa María de Guadalupe, Patron of Extremadura and Queen of Hispanidad or of the Spains being after Santiago de Compostela, the most important place of Pilgrimage of Spain.

It should be noted that the Catholic Monarchs received Columbus here in 1486 and 1489, and after the Take of Granada they came to rest in 1492. Christopher Columbus himself returned in 1493 to thank Our Lady as promised after the Discovery of America and it was here at the Monastery that the first indigenous people who were transferred to Europe on July 29, 1496 were baptized. Indicate that King Henry IV of Castile, the brother of Isabella the Catholic, and the mother of the Catholic, Queen Mary of Aragon are buried here. 

And then a satellite view and some more photo of this wonder.

The plan with the location of Guadalupe to know how to get there to visit this wonder.

Alcazaba of the Alhambra - Granada - Spain

The Alcazaba in Granada, Spain. The oldest construction of the enclosure and that gave protection to the palaces of this jewel that is the Alhambra.

The first constructions date back to the Caliphate period and are believed to be built on an ancient Roman fortress, although the main buildings are already Nasrid-era and date between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries and later Christian additions.

We know her during the visit made to the Alhambra site in November 2020. And we also leave you the video of the YouTube Channel with the report of the Alcazaba.

Following the description, it was already with Mohamed Ibn ben Alhamar, Mohamed I, in the thirteenth century, that it was decided to leave the Alcazaba cadima, which was in the Albaicín, and placed his residence in the Alhambra. From this time date the Alcazaba, the Tower of Sailing and named after the bell that announced victory with the conquest of the city or the Tower of Homage. Significant are also the Broken Tower or the Courtyard of Arms.

From these watchtowers, the views over the city of Granada are exceptional. As the satellite view reference and some of the perspectives from the Alcazaba show.

And a few more photos of this wonder that forms the citadel of the Alhambra.

The plan with the location in the city and within the enclosure of La Alhambra.