The Seville of the Discovery of America (II)

Quite a beating, huh? But how beautiful Seville is... The route continues, so we hope you had a wonderful rest in our Casual Seville at Las Letras. Ready? We continue exploring the Seville of Discovery , and this time our starting point is...

In the Seville Cathedral we also find several points to visit related to the discovery of America, such as:

The tomb of Christopher Columbus has been located in Seville Cathedral since 1899. Four heralds representing the four Spanish kingdoms (Castile, León, Aragon, and Navarre) hold a coffin.

Six Mexican silver candlesticks, 1.85 meters high.

It is one of the Marian devotions with the longest survival due to its miraculous fame and the great devotion it has aroused both in Spain and in America.

The Seville Cathedral contains two very important collections: the Biblioteca Colombina and the Biblioteca Capitular, both private libraries. Today, the Biblioteca Colombina contains 3,200 volumes, of which 1,250 are incunabula and 587 are manuscripts. One of the most exceptional pieces is the Book of Prophecies of Christopher Columbus. The Biblioteca Capitular contains 60,000 books, manuscripts, maps, music, and engravings—many of which relate to the history of the Americas.

Renaissance-style mansion belonging to the Pinelo family, currently home to the Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Letters of Seville.

This Dominican convent of Saint Paul was the residential seat of the Provincial Father of the Order of Preachers, which became the main center where the Dominican friars, who played such a significant role in the evangelization of the American continent, were trained and consecrated to Christ.

The Royal Shipyards, near the river, were used as a warehouse for goods from the New World, and the Customs House was the center for invoicing these goods. We'll continue to provide more tips for exploring Seville and its tourist routes on our blog.