Abacial Palace - Municipal Museum of Alcalá la Real and Territory Interpretation Centre
Museums and Visitor Centers
Alcalá la Real
Description
It is the great church of Alcalá par excellence, to which it contributes its location - at the beginning of the street Real and the Carrera de las Mercedas - its dimensions and the fact that in it is found the image of the Virgin of the Mercedes, patron of the villa.
Its construction began in 1538, with a very slow rate of growth as a result of a shortage of economic resources. It was built almost entirely at the end of the 16th century, working in it the famous Jiennese architect Ginés Martínez de Aranda.
During the 17th century the works resumed and in the first third of the 18th century the sacristy, the cloister and the major chapel were concluded; and at the end of the 18th century the tower was built, which contrasts stylistically with the rest of the church.
