Church of Santa María la Mayor (Talavera de la Reina)

The earlier written mention to the church dates back at least to 1194.^[1] The site was the place were the old mosque was built.^[2] The church was promoted to the status of collegiate church in 1211 by the Archbishop of Toledo Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada.^[3]

It displays striking similarities with the Monastery of Guadalupe, both sharing the same Gothic–Mudéjar style.^[4]

The attached cloister was built by 1469.^[5] A number of chapels, either in gothic or Renaissance style, were built in the 15th and 16th centuries.^[6] The works in the façade ended in 1783.^[7] It endured a sacking during the French invasion in the context of the Peninsular War.^[1]

The temple lost the status of collegiate church in 1851.^[8]

It was declared monumento histórico-artístico (precursor to the status of Bien de Interés Cultural) in 1931.^[9]

Citations

Bibliography

• Ballesteros Gallardo, Ángel (2003). "La colegiata de Talavera: análisis histórico (siglo XI-XV)" (PDF). Alcalibe (3). Talavera de la Reina: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 277–282. ISSN 1579-9875.
• Capdepón Verdú, Paulino (2017). "La capilla musical de la colegiata de Talavera de la Reina en la primera mitad del siglo XIX". Anuario Musical (72). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 171–190. doi:10.3989/anuariomusical.2017.72.07. ISSN 0211-3538.
• Nicolau Castro, Juan (1971). "La colegiata de Talavera de la Reina" (PDF). Anales toledanos (4). Toledo: Diputación Provincial de Toledo: 83–300. ISSN 0538-1983.