4912 x 7360 px | 41,6 x 62,3 cm | 16,4 x 24,5 inches | 300dpi
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Chapel inside La Rabida Monastery, Huelva province, Palos de la Frontera, Region of Andalusia, Spain. The Monastery of Santa María de La Rábida, commonly called the Monastery of La Rábida, is actually a convent1 belonging to the Franciscans. It was erected between the XIV-XV centuries. The Gothic-Mudejar church, the rooms decorated with frescoes by Daniel Vázquez Díaz, the cloister and the museum, where numerous objects commemorating the Discovery of America are preserved, stand out for their artistic interest. In the church is the image of the Marian devotion that gives its name to the monastery, Santa María de la Rábida, also called Virgen de los Milagros. It is a Gothic-style sculpture, from the 13th century approximately, made of alabaster. The monastery is 2, 137 m² in size and has an irregular plan. Throughout its more than five hundred years of history it has undergone modifications, especially as a result of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. Christopher Columbus stayed there years before leaving for the New World, when he was still preparing his project.
