Monastery of the Victory
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Monastery of the Victory is a former monastery
located in El Puerto de Santa María
, province of Cádiz, southern Spain
. It was built in the 16th century by Dukes of Medinaceli. The buildings housed a prison between 1886 and 1981.
Its church was declared Bien de Interés Cultural
on December 29, 1978.
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
located in El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María is a municipality located on the banks of the Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Spain. , the city has a population of c...
, province of Cádiz, southern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was built in the 16th century by Dukes of Medinaceli. The buildings housed a prison between 1886 and 1981.
Its church was declared Bien de Interés Cultural
Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the Spanish heritage register. This category dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of Monumento nacional in order to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property...
on December 29, 1978.
See also
- List of Bienes de Interés Cultural in Cádiz