The monastery is an outstanding repository of four centuries of Spanish religious architecture. It symbolizes two significant events in world history that occurred in 1492: the Reconquest of the Iberian peninsula by the Catholic Kings and Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Its famous statue of the Virgin became a powerful symbol of the Christianization of much of the New World.
Province of Cáceres, Autonomous Community of Extremadura
N39 27 10.26 W5 19 39
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (iv)(vi)
Property : 1.1 ha
Buffer zone: 43.65 ha
Ref: 665
Source: http://whc.unesco.org
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