Cathedral of the Incarnation

The Cathedral of the Incarnation is the most representative building of the Christian era, as well as being one of the jewels of the Renaissance period in Spain. The architect Rafael Juan Gómez Martín describes in his thesis that, after the capture of Malaga in 1487, the Catholic Monarchs ordered the erection of the first Main Church where the Aljama Mosque used to be: "It was consecrated in a Christian church under the invocation of Our Lady of the Encarnación, and in it, six months later, the Cathedral was erected".

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The website of the Cathedral of Malaga points out that the original project was the work of Diego de Siloé, but later, as reflected in the book Malaga Monumental. The charm of a cosmopolitan city, other illustrious architects also intervened such as Enrique Egás, Diego de Vergara, Pedro Díaz de Palacio, Diego de Pedrosa, José Bada and Antonio Ramos.

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The construction process of the cathedral temple was long. For this reason, the work combines various architectural styles: Renaissance, late Gothic and Baroque. Today, the building remains unfinished, as its south tower has not been built. Thus, the Cathedral is popularly known as 'La Manquita' . In its interior of great artistic wealth, its three naves, the choir and the 17 chapels that it has, among other aspects, stand out.

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