Fire of Franciscanos - Ourense, Galicia, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 42° 20.181 W 007° 51.722
29T E 593746 N 4687748
Buildings of franciscanos burned
Waymark Code: WM13D4Q
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 11/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 2

In this square located to the east of the cathedral, in it a statue of the writer Otero Pedrayo seems to invite you to contemplate the beautiful vision of its apse, the dome and the towers.

As its name indicates, here was the residence of the corregidores, of which there are still some vestiges in the buildings of modern construction: an inscription from the 17th century and a shield from the 16th century.

The place was centuries ago the first location of the Franciscan convent, settled in the city since 1238. Everything indicates that at that time the friars had two houses and the church, but that serious urban disturbances at the end of the s. XIII caused the fire and destruction of the monastery.

Font: (visit link)
Type of Structure: other

Other: Before convent and church, now buildings and church

Fire Date: 06/06/1290

Structure status: Gutted building

Cause of Fire:
urban disturbances and "confiscation" (taking land from the church for the state)


Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]

Construction Date: Not listed

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