SEGOVIA

See dedicated to San Fruto and the Virgin.
First bishop (legendary?), San Hierateo, in Ist century.
See known to have existed in 527.
First historical bishop, Peter (589).
During Arab invasion only one bishop mentioned, Ilderedo, 940.
First bishop after the Reconquest, Don Pedro, in 1115.
First stone of present cathedral laid, 1525.
Cathedral consecrated, 1558; finished in 1580.
Cupola erected in 1615.
Gothic-Renaissance building.
Tower struck by lightning and partly ruined, 1620.
Rebuilt (tower) in 1825.
Total length, 341 feet; width, 156 feet.
Height of dome, 218 feet.
Width of nave and transept, 44 feet; aisles, 33 feet.
Chief attractions: Old cloister, apse, tower.[{379}]