An old convent of the seventeenth century
The Dominican friars are present in the lands of Andalusia, since 1236, when the city of Cordoba was reconquered by King Ferdinand III the Saint. After the capture of the city, the monarch donated the Royal Convent of San Pablo. The presence of preaching friars among the entourage of the holy king is documented, and hand in hand with his campaigns of reconquest, the presence of the new mendicant orders in the southern lands of the Crown of Castile is given.In 1630, the Dominican order established a hospice in Cádiz and five years later managed to found its convent. It was not until 1643, when the corresponding permits were obtained for the construction of the convent, as it is known today. The work began two years later and that of the church in 1652, with the builders Antón Martín Calafate and Bartolomé Ruiz. It was completed by Luis de Lojo in 1666.