CASTLE OF EAGLE | CHURCH SAN SEBASTIÁN | CONVENT OF THE CARMELITAS | HERMITAGES | FOUNTAIN SIX TUBES

CASTLE OF THE EAGLE Arab strength of century X, although apparently previously had been Roman strength, of that they conserve wall, tower of the Tribute, rain tanks, sentry boxes, etc. It lost strategic importance after reconquers it, but it returned to take relevance in the fights against the French troops and with the carlistas wars, in 1836. In the middle of century XIX the explosion of the powder magazine destroyed part of the foraleza and caused its partial abandonment. In its interior is the hermitage of Santo Niño. . more information...                 CHURCH OF SAN SEBASTIÁN It was erected the 12 of November of 1487. In 1505 Diego de Deza was created like Parish by D., Archbishop of Seville; Julio II was confirmed by Bula of the Pope, in 1510. In his outside he is simple, with brick cover, of escarzano arc, with columns and triangular court. To a side one is leaned a quadrangular tower He consists of three ships separated by arcs of average point and sustained by heavy pillars of square plan with leaned columns that present arcs as well. Prebisterio is of quadrangular base with cupola maintained on pechinas. To both sides, forming part of the lateral ships, exists two chapels covered with vault of edge with reminiscences barroques.      The altarpiece presents three differentiated wood bodies affluent, golden with images, of which most important it is the sculpture of the Virgin of Snows. The central ship is covered with vault of average tube with several lunetos. It today had a choir turned into baptistry. The lateral ships present leaned several altars and small chapels. It has valuable goldsmither religious.           Fore door and bell tower of the Church                 CONVENT OF THE CARMELITES     Old denominated hermitage Side Cross. In their dependencies Carmelite friars settled until the erection of the new convent. In 1700, Bartholomew of the River, asked for D. Juan Carlos Alonso Perez de Guzmán the Good one, Duke of Medina Sidonia and Gentleman on whom Villa depended, Carmelite permission to erect a Convent of Barefoot in the lot that occupied the mentioned hermitage. This authorization was granted, in Madrid the 12 of November of 1700 and being inaugurated the 15 of August of 1704. The building is of brick, has adorned the central stone door with pilasters that sustain a divided triangular court, in whose interior is a hornacina more and up one camerlitano shield. In the lateral one straight there is a brick tower also, of two bodies, with arcs of average point. The plant is rectangular with three separated ships by arches of average point, sustained by quadrangular pillars. The central ship, with high altitude, is covered by assembling of parhilera. The lateral ships, of smaller height, also have tenchumbre of wood with blind arcs and pilasters leaned to the closing of the lateral walls. In the head of the temple a chapel or sacristy exists, of irregular polígonal plant, covered by a ochavada cupola. The 6 of November of 1982, the Bishopric yielded it to the Municipal Corporation.                      Facade and fore door             HERMITAGE OF SANTO NIÑO                    Castle Located in the interior of the Castle, it was constructed in century XVII. The outside is of rubblework with a small vestibule. The interior has two ships; one, covered with vault carpanel and overloaded with vegetal decoration; he is quadrangular with edge vault. The other, of century XVIII, is narrower and has a dressing room dedicated to San Juan de Dios, is square with pilasters, cover with hemispheric and recharged vault of gypsum.                 HERMITAGE OF SANTO NIÑO               Adelfilla Also call of the encounter , to the being in that place where, according to account the tradition, Juan Ciudad (San Juan de Dios) coming of Gibraltar in the month of August of 1536, had an encounter with Santo Niño. This hermitage is of modern construction, because in May of 1960, the first stone was placed and the religious act presided over parish priest D. Diego Franco Barea and monks of the Order of San Juan de Dios.                 FOUNTAIN OF THE SIX TUBES One is in lateral of the scuare of Jose a Antonio constructed in 1628 his style is baroque Andalusian. Made in stone arenaceous and marked by a fronton and two pilasters. The pillars lack base and on its feet they are voluminous pylons, cubical drinking troughs and socle. The capitals are formed by series of boards superposed with with curvilinear and angular entrants. The court is divided in geometric spaces presenting six faces or sources with great overdone. Over the capitals there is a cornice that simulates to maintain the other two bodies. The second body rectangular and is framed; it presents, to side ones braces. There is an inscription: ESTA OBRA SE Y CO I MANDO ACER EL CABILDO D ESTA BILLA                                                        ANO 1628 The elevated part more is composed by a closed fronton, in whose center it has a nobiliary shield of arms, that was possibly the one of dominion. The shield has a profuse vegetal decoration with curved and mixed lines that proliferate in the baroque one of century XVII. All the architectonic assembly presents a geometric decoration barroque.             FOUNTAIN Throughout the town we can be found with old and beautiful potable water sources.

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GAUCIN - Hnos. García Mota. Editing: Ayto. de Gaucín. Archaeological performance in the Castle of Gaucín. Carmen Peral Bejarano