We are in front of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, a monastery that receives its name from those who sponsored its construction: the Catholic Monarchs. This magnificent building was erected in 1477 under the invocation of Saint John the Evangelist, a saint for whom Queen Isabella felt a special devotion and who is represented by an eagle, a decorative motif that we see repeated throughout the complex.

This temple was conceived as a royal mausoleum, combining Gothic and Mudejar styles in an exceptional way, along with the first influences of the Renaissance. However, it suffered the consequences of the War of Independence, and today only the church and one of the cloisters are preserved.

On the outside, the façade of the church stands out, made by the famous Covarrubias at the beginning of the seventeenth century, with the traditional emblem of the Catholic Monarchs: the yoke and arrows, as well as the chains that hang from above and that belonged to Christian captives freed after the capture of Granada, a symbol of the liberation carried out by the monarchs.