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MAYOR SQUARE OF CÁCERES.
 
 

Of left to right. Panoramic Vista of the Mayor Square. Tower of Bujaco, next to her the access is located to the old helmet through Arc of the Star.

 
 
Greater seat of Cáceres, of the street Painters to the Arc of the Star.

Its porch square dating from the 16th century, are formed by arcs on pillars. It was always used as enclosure of fair of craftsmen, since the time of the Christian conquest, in 13th century. In it also took place of the tournaments, of the markets, bullfights and sets of canes. Each support was occupied by a union of the trade.

In the place it shows the Monumental District, in its Eastern part, with the figures of left on the right: Turn of Bujaco: It is the emblem of Cacereños. Also called new Tower or Turn of the Clock, it was built in 12th century, on Roman constructions, is of Arab style, its name derives from Califa Abú-Jacob, whose troops conquered the city in 1173. You want to know his origin? : The almohades fought to conquer Cáceres, the last bastion was this tower, and finally was attacked, forty knights were beheaded.

An enormous clock was then installed outside until the S.XVIII, transfer to the Church from San Mateo. It measures 25 meters and is completed by ramparts. It has two matacanes side and frontal. This tower was about to be demolished twice, once at 18th century, to use its materials in what would be the seat of Real Hearing, and on another occasion they wanted to make it disappear and make in its place Houses of room to support the expenses of a reform of Greater Seat, it fortunately were not able there to do it.

Hermitage of Paz:
If the Tower of Bujaco is the symbol of the war, this hermitage is as its name indicates that of Paz. Religious building leaned with the Tower of Bujaco, lifting in 18th century on the remainders of a hood of the Rebirth. Centre large devotion local in 19th century and the beginning of 20th century.

It has a porch of three arcs of a half - not on the pillars. They underline their artistic roasted door of 1756; work Juan Acedo, with the Bicephalous Eagle of Austrias, like its challengeable baroque. In its interior it is the image of the Virgin of Paz, of the sculptor Pedro Correa. This hermitage left in the past the profession publication of Bula and the rosary sung by the streets.

Arc of Star:
We gives entered since the Great Place to Cáceres of the intra wall. It acts of a slender arc with safe deposit in skew, built thus to facilitate the step of the chariots which forwarded here in 18th century, and concretely those which went to the palate of Toledo-Moctezuma, since was Moctezuma which paid construction. Before this arc, during the 16th century, existed a door called here new Porte. Its draughtsman of the Arc was Manuel of Larra Churriguera. Its name is with the image of the Virgin of the Star which is found in the arc in a house of style baroque, and at its side a light in the form of made star of beautiful Gothic forging mill.

Turn of the Pulpits:
The Queen Isabel the Catholic swore here respect and respects the Jurisdictions and the Privileges of Cáceres. It’s most recognizable detail is the cylindrical balconies, decorated with balls, which recall to a pulpit.

There turn of the Furnace:
A piece of the wall almohade rebuilt, and the Tower of Grass and with it the Forum of Balbos, old atrium of Corregidor, brought when the Wall was restored, in 1970, of the neighbourhoods of Cáceres, the Zone of San Francisco, and built in 1577 to give to drinking with the cattle. It is formed by four pillars with a simple cornice, decorated with shields of Cáceres and two medallions. Its taps are decorated by masks of little artistic value. One also finds there, a Roman sculpture which crowned before the Tower of Bujaco, for those more cultivated, the Ceres Goddess, for the people of level, the Holy one of the Place. It carries a horn of plenty, and does not have to be as a female goddess was thought if we fix ourselves in their absence of the shapes of woman, but it appears that it acts rather of the Genius of the Colony, dated in the Century of Christ.

The Place is chaired by the Town hall, building of 19th century.

 
     
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