Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción de Calatrava
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationEurope

Spain
Castile and León

Salamanca
CriteriaI, II, IV
Reference381
Inscription1988 (12th Session)

The Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción de Calatrava, commonly known as Colegio de Calatrava, is the only college founded in Salamanca by the military orders whose building still survives; it belonged to the Order of Calatrava.[1]

History

Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción de Calatrava
General information
TypeSchool
Architectural styleRenaissance
Location Castile and León
Town or city Salamanca
Country Spain
Coordinates40°57′36″N 5°39′40″W / 40.9601°N 5.66105°W / 40.9601; -5.66105
Current tenantsCasa de la Iglesia
Opened1552
OwnerRoman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca
Design and construction
DeveloperOrder of Calatrava

Instituted as an imperial college in 1552 by Charles V and incorporated into the University of Salamanca in 1554,[2] the construction of this building did not begin until 1717, by Joaquín de Churriguera who directed the works until his death in 1724. In 1750 the works were resumed under the direction of Jerónimo García de Quiñones.[1] He was forced to eliminate the baroque ornaments of the original project due to the neoclassicist ideas prevailing at that time, especially those that Francisco Ibáñez de Corbera, rector of the school when it was consecrated in 1790, wanted to impose. During the War of Independence, the Goya canvases in the altarpieces disappeared.[1]

The facade has two bodies and is articulated by pilasters of giant order and topped with a balustrade. The decorative elements that adorn it are mostly of Renaissance inspiration.[3] We notice in the decoration baroque mixtilinear elements around the main doorway, in the doors of the side towers and in the moldings that surround all the windows of the facade.[3]

Today it is the seat of the Casa de la Iglesia, an institution that houses the offices of the Diocese of Salamanca.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colegio de Calatrava ✔️" (in Spanish). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. Sala Balust (1962–1966)
  3. 1 2 "Arte Churrigueresco". www.arteespana.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. "Casa de la Iglesia". Diócesis de Salamanca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-23.

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Bibliography

  • Sala Balust, Luis (1962–1966). Constituciones, estatutos y ceremonias de los antiguos colegios seculares de la Universidad de Salamanca. Tomo I (in Spanish). Madrid: Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: Patronato "Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo". p. 15.
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