Just wandering past the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Encarnación this afternoon and I was pleased to see that work on the restoration is continuing.
An interesting insight into the history of the Church and Olvera is kindly provided by our friend Dan, who with his wife Alison owns a house here in Olvera. As follows:
"When Olvera fell to the conquering army of Alfonso XI in 1327, it came under the control of the Gúzman family, who were awarded control of much of the region for their role in the defence of Tarifa during the Reconquest. It later passed into the hands of the Dukes of Osuna. Its most famous son is probably Nicolás de Ribera, born here in 1487, and one of the leaders of Spain's conquest of Peru. He was made mayor of its capital, Lima, in 1535."
Nicolás de Ribera
"The Church belongs to what’s left of the Dukes de Osuna's family and not the Roman Catholic Church...that has always been the issue. All the Osuna fortune was wasted in one generation, the family member concerned was not buried in the family vault in Osuna but outside the church in disgrace..!!.
As you turn into Calle Llana from Calle Pico you will see the ornate carved door on the right hand side that used to be the entrance to the Osuna house. They used to visit Olvera in the summer months as it was cooler that Osuna, described as the frying pan of Spain."
An interesting insight into the history of the Church and Olvera is kindly provided by our friend Dan, who with his wife Alison owns a house here in Olvera. As follows:
"When Olvera fell to the conquering army of Alfonso XI in 1327, it came under the control of the Gúzman family, who were awarded control of much of the region for their role in the defence of Tarifa during the Reconquest. It later passed into the hands of the Dukes of Osuna. Its most famous son is probably Nicolás de Ribera, born here in 1487, and one of the leaders of Spain's conquest of Peru. He was made mayor of its capital, Lima, in 1535."
Nicolás de Ribera"The Church belongs to what’s left of the Dukes de Osuna's family and not the Roman Catholic Church...that has always been the issue. All the Osuna fortune was wasted in one generation, the family member concerned was not buried in the family vault in Osuna but outside the church in disgrace..!!.
As you turn into Calle Llana from Calle Pico you will see the ornate carved door on the right hand side that used to be the entrance to the Osuna house. They used to visit Olvera in the summer months as it was cooler that Osuna, described as the frying pan of Spain."
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