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Burgos - San Gil

Burgos - San Gil
In the 7th/8th century, the area was reconquered from the hands of the Moors by the kings of Asturias. A castle was built in 884 on the orders of King Alfonso III. Burgos became the coronation city of the kings of Castile in the 11th century, which underlines its special importance. After the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI. (1085). The city became the see of a Diocese and was a major stop for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. Burgos lost its importance a little, but the city remained an important economic, cultural, and political center in northern Spain. The Convento de San Pablo was a Dominican monastery founded in 1224 that existed until 1835.
The first phase of the church was built in the 13th century, but it was not until the 15th and 16th centuries, when the city was in its prime, that the second and final reconstruction was carried out. The austerity of its appearance is due to its incorporation into the city walls

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