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Theprimitive Convent of Santo Domingo was built by order of the Catholic Monarchs in the year 1492 and was completed at the beginning of the 16th century, alternating the late Gothic and Renaissance styles. In the 18th century, work on the cloister and sacristy was carried out and with the confiscations of the 19th century, suppressed the conventalthough the church continued working. In the year 1844 the Dominicans returned to the city, the city was returned to them. their oratory and decided to build a new convent next to the missing one. This temple has a Latin cross plan and has three naves separated by cruciform pillars, with attached half columns that support a half-barrel vault in the central one and triplets on the sides. The cruise is It is formed by a transverse nave and the presbytery that communicates with thechamber of the Virgin of the Seawhere the image found on the beach made in the 15th century is located. Today, his clothing is preserved but two false arms, an image of the Child were added, and his body was cut out. the wooden crown to add a metal one.

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This sanctuary built in the 16th century was dedicated to the Virgin of the Sea because the image of this Virgin was found on the beach of Torregarcía on December 21 from the year 1502, probably coming from a shipwrecked or attacked by pirates. The carving of the Virgin with the Child was mutilated on the back due to having been anchored somewhere He left the ship and was located in the church of Santo Domingowhich today bears his name. In the year 1805 the City Council and Regiment decided to naming hertheir patron saintand since then, the people of Almeria celebrate festivals in her honor. The temple has been transformed over time and was completely restored in 1940 by the architects Guillermo Langle and Pedro Bértiz García after a serious fire that occurred during the Civil War.

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