Chapel of of Our Lady of Miraflores
Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, this chapel surprises visitors with its spectacular Baroque decoration. The profusion of bright colors highlights the unique iconography centered on the figure of Blessed Mother. It was Father Nicholas de la Iglesia, prior in the 17th century, who commissioned these frescos. His aim was to more worthily venerate here the statue of the Virgin nursing the Infant Jesus, one of the figures carved by Gil de Siloe for the royal tomb of King Juan II and Queen Isabel. He also collected in a book titled Flowers of Miraflores a series of devout meditations explaining the series of “hieroglyphics” or emblems painted in this chapel. Thus, we have an unusual case of a book being inspired by a piece of art.