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.
Royal monastery of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Title | Royal monastery of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
Artist(s) | Unrecorded artist |
Dates | 14th–17th century |
Places | Europe / Southern Europe / Spain |
Period, Culture, Style | Medieval / Gothic / Renaissance / Spanish and Portuguese Renaissance |
Artwork Type | Architecture / Church |
Material | Stone, Wood, Gold |
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Cite this page as: UNESCO, "Royal monastery of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe," in Smarthistory, May 27, 2021, accessed April 2, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/royal-monastery-guadalupe-extremadura/.