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05-MAY-2014

Llerena. Iglesia de Ntra.Sra.de Granada

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Church of Ntra.Señora de Granada
Llerena was the habitual residence of the Masters of the Order of Santiago, and this fact favoured the city in the 15th century, when it became capital of the Priory of the Hostal San Marcos de León. For this reason it was the most important center of the territory, which until then had been Reina. So much was its increase in importance that it became the most important administrative center of the Leon province of the order of Santiago in Extremadura, the headquarters of the Maestral order table, and the principal town of the more than 30 towns governed from Llerena and dependent upon the Prior of the Order of San Marcos in León.
In the year 1340, King Alfonso XI of Castile presided over the Cortes in Llerena. In 1383, Pedro Fernández celebrated the General Chapter of the Order of Santiago in Llerena, with the assistance of all of the Order's commanders.
The Master of the Order Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa received the license to hold the San Mateo fair on September 21, built the chapel of the Trinity in the Church of Granada, built the bastimentos, and finished the building designed to be the Casa Maestral or the convent of Santa Elena.

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Tom LeRoy04-Jun-2014 15:28
A beautiful church and a great history too. Excellent shot. V
bill friedlander04-Jun-2014 15:27
Very impressive with two layers of arcades running the length of the building. V
lucanton04-Jun-2014 14:42
Très belle prise de vue de cette église...V
Char04-Jun-2014 13:19
A wonderful shot against the blue sky, Jose! \/
Jim Coffman04-Jun-2014 12:43
Wonderful capture of this church...
laine04-Jun-2014 12:06
A lovely church and those street lamps too.
A beautiful place.
Neal Nye04-Jun-2014 11:21
The palm branches give a wonderful sense of depth and distance. A beautiful shot!
Raymond04-Jun-2014 11:18
Amazing history ... especially when the oldest city, the first one built here in ALL North America is Quebec City, and it is only a few years passed 400 years old!
Yvonne04-Jun-2014 10:42
Lovely buildings, especially with the tower in the background, wonderful shot Jose. v
Hank Vander Velde04-Jun-2014 10:01
A well captured image under the nice blue skies Jose.
Gary A. Rich (GRainelev)04-Jun-2014 10:01
Excellent image, Jose. V.
Guest 04-Jun-2014 07:26
A long history represented in this image.
Zeeby04-Jun-2014 06:47
A very impressive church! V
Ika Zinka Eferl04-Jun-2014 05:45
Beautiful building,love the blue sky with silhouette...!V***
Gerard Koehl04-Jun-2014 05:13
Magnifique. V
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