The heritage of Alcalà de Henares ,part IV !!! 

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One of the great architectural and historical cities of my Spain. I have several posts on it but found me ,again, several pictures in my cd rom vault, that need to be in my blog for you and me, Of course, this is Alcalà de Henares in the Comunidad de Madrid.  Always brings me back memories. Let me tell you again on the heritage of Alcalà de Henares ,part IV !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Colegio de San Jerónimo o Trilingüe   joins the Colegio Mayor through the continuous courtyard. Its Renaissance patio houses, in one of its bays, the auditorium. The area where the presentation of the Cervantes Prize is held annually. The origin of this school goes back to the early days of the university. At the end of the 16C the current building was built. From 1929 it houses the Parador (lodgings) of tourism known as the Hostería del Estudiante.

The Alcalà de Henares tourist office on the Colegio de San Jeronimo : https://alcalaturismoymas.com/colegio-menor-de-san-jeronimo-o-trilingue/

The Convento del Corpus Christi or Corpus Christi Convent is located in the Plaza de los Doctrinos. It was founded in 1591, and was popularly known as “Afuera” (Outside) because it was located outside the city walls, at the Puerta de Aguadores. The building, attributed to Fray Alberto de la Madre de Dios, reflects 17C Madrid architecture. The cloister houses an exceptional collection of works of art such as a bust of Our Lady of Sorrows by Pedro de Mena; two urns with busts of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Ecce Homo by the same artist; an Immaculate Conception and a Saint Teresa by the school of Gregorio Fernández, He is credited with codifying the iconography of Saint Teresa, also depicted by Alonso del Arco in the painting entitled Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, which is also among the original possessions of this convent. Also a portrait of the Marchioness of Mondéjar, patron saint of the convent. In addition to all this, there are paintings, chasubles, reliquaries, and goldsmithing. The Carmelite Nuns outside also keep numerous mementos of Saint Teresa of Ávila, such as her silver-covered crucifix, several letters written by her, and a crosier that also belonged to her, and fourteen handwritten letters.

The Alcalà de Henares tourist office on the Convent of Corpus Christi Carmelites : https://alcalaturismoymas.com/convento-carmelitas-corpus-christi-o-de-afuera/

There you go folks, a wonderful town to walk it all. Alcalà de Henares is to see a lot more, and we will be back, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy the heritage of Alcalà de Henares, part IV as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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