This square is one of the most important architectural and artistic ensembles in Spain, combining three styles: Renaissance, Mudéjar, and Neoclassical. Originally, it was known as the Plaza de los Escribanos (Scribes' Square), because the city's scribes worked there, setting up stalls at certain times of the day.The monument in the center of the square represents the Assumption of Mary, which was proclaimed a dogma of faith in 1950 through the Encyclical. In 1952, Fernando de la Cuadra, Jerez's municipal architect, decided to commemorate this important declaration by building a simple monument in the city. The monument consists of a white limestone column, crowned with an image of the Assumption of the Virgin, surrounded by the apostles. The sculpture was created by the Cádiz-born artist Juan Luis Vassallo Parodi between 1908 and 1986.