Moorish remains in the poor quarter (St. Francis) in Velez-Malaga. The Minaret of the Monastery of St. Francis and the arched doorway of no. 2, La Gloria street

Authors

  • Carlos Vílchez Vílchez Grupo de Investigación Patrimonio Arquitectónico Andaluz. Departamento de Historia del Arte. Universidad de Granada

Keywords:

Moorish remains, Minarets, Almohad Art, Nazari Art, Archways, St. Francis convent, Vélez-Málaga

Abstract

At the time of Moorish predominance, the town of Ballis (now Vélez-Málaga) was the prosperous centre of a region called al-Sarq (Eastern Axarchy), in the Rayya Cora. There was an important castle, an extensive
medina and two poorer quarters to the south. In one of these, St. Francis, Moorish remains of the minaret of a mosque have been discovered. The convent of St. Francis was later built on this site. A decorated archway with ataurique and the script indicating an importan! building of the quarter. The minare! belongs to the Almohad or first Nazari era (from the 12th to the beginning of the 14th centuries) and the archway to the last stage (end of the 14th to 15th centuries).

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Published

1997-11-01

How to Cite

Vílchez Vílchez, C. (1997). Moorish remains in the poor quarter (St. Francis) in Velez-Malaga. The Minaret of the Monastery of St. Francis and the arched doorway of no. 2, La Gloria street. Cuadernos De Arte De La Universidad De Granada, 28, 19–31. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/caug/article/view/10768

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Estudios