The convent of San Juan de los Reyes is a monastery belonging to the Franciscan order. It was built under the patronage of Queen Isabella I of Castile, from 1477 to 1526, with the aim of transforming it into a royal mausoleum. This is one of the most valuable examples of Isabelline Gothic style.
Santa María la Blanca is a temple built in 1180 as a synagogue. After functioning as such for 211 years, it was expropriated and converted into a church following the pogrom of 1391. It currently belongs to the Catholic Church. but no worship is practiced there. It is open to the public and functions as a museum.
The Tránsito synagogue, or synagogue of Samuel ha-Leví, is a 14th century Mudejar building erected under the patronage of Samuel ha-Levi at the time of King Pedro I (1334-1369).
The church of Santo Tomé was founded after the reconquest of this city by King Alfonso VI of Leon (1085). The church was built on an old mosque from where its Mudejar style.
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