Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago

Religious

Built on top of one of the mosques of the Islamic city, the oldest known documentation regarding its construction dates back to between 1402 and 1417. This church has just one nave, with chapels between buttresses. The older gothic work was altered considerably by refurbishments and parts being added between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The renaissance presbytery in the shape of an arch of triumph and the chapel dedicated to the 'Holy Family' (1765-1766)by a group of sculptors led by the sculptor Francisco Salzillo are of particular interest. The main doorway, of Isabelline, gothic style shows the coat of arms of the Catholic Kings in its tympanum, whose doorway was built between 1726 and 1735.