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Captain, Gonzalo de Cordova, who was buried 

 here, but whose ashes have been transferred to 

 Madrid. The hero and his duchess are shown, 

 sculptured, kneeling in prayer on either side of 

 the high altar, over which rises a magnificent 

 retablo, divided into several compartments filled 

 with reliefs and statues. The horizontal sections 

 are in the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and composite 

 Orders respectively. The lowest central compart- 

 ment is occupied by the Tabernacle, the subjects 

 of the three compartments immediately above 

 being the Immaculate Conception, St. Jerome, 

 and the Crucifixion. Over all is shown the figure 

 of the Eternal Father. This splendid work, the 

 best of its kind in Spain, seems to have been 

 executed by a variety of artists, among them 

 Juan de Aragon, Pedro de Orea, and Pedro de 

 Raxis. The beautiful shell-like vaulting above 

 is adorned with figures of the Apostles, of Saints 

 Barbara, Katharine, Magdalen, and Lucy, and the 

 warrior-saints, George, Eustace, Martin, Sebas- 

 tian, and Francis. The sword given by the Pope 

 to the Great Captain, formerly one of the treasures 

 of the chapel, was carried off by Sebastiani during 

 the Peninsular War. 



There are a great many beautiful things in 

 this old church which seem to escape the ordinary 

 traveller's notice. The seats in the choir were 

 designed by Siloe. The frescoes, representing the 



