- Dedicated to St. Mary (Santa Maria de la Sede).
- In 1152 already in construction; not finished in 1299.
- XIIth or XIIIth century, Castilian Romanesque with ogival mixture.[{377}]
- Nave, 33 feet wide, 190 feet long, 60 feet high.
- Aisles, 20 feet wide, 180 feet long, 40 feet high.
- Thickness of walls, 10 feet.
- Part of cathedral demolished to make room for new in 1513.
- Chief attractions: Cimborio, central apsidal chapel, and retablo.
NEW CATHEDRAL
- Dedicated to the Mother and Saviour.
- Begun in 1513; not completed until XVIIIth century.
- Originally Late Gothic building. Plateresque, Herrera and grotesque additions.
- Compare churches of Valladolid and Segovia.
- Rectangular in shape; 378 feet long, 181 feet wide.
- Height of nave, 130 feet; that of aisles, 88 feet.
- Width of nave, 50 feet; of aisles, 37 feet.
- Length (and width) of chapels, 28 feet; height, 54 feet.
- Height of tower, 320 feet.
- Chief attractions: Western façade, decorative wealth, ensemble.
SANTANDER
- See dedicated to San Emeterio, martyr, and to the Virgin.
- Monastical church of San Emeterio raised to collegiate in XIIIth century.
- Bishopric erected in 1775.
- Cathedral church built in XIIIth century.
- Chief attraction: Crypt, fount.
SANTIAGO
- See dedicated to St. James, patron saint of Spain.
- Bishopric erected previous to 842; first bishop, Sisnando.
- Archbishopric erected XIIth century; first archbishop, Diego Galmirez.
- Cathedral church begun, 1078; terminated, 1211.
- XIIth century Romanesque building.
- Exterior suffered grotesque and plateresque repairs, XVIIth century.
- Cloister dates from 1530.[{378}]
- Length, 305 feet; width (at transept), 204 feet.
- Height of nave, 78 feet; of aisles, 23 feet; of cupola, 107 feet; of tower (de la Trinidad), 260 feet; of western towers, 227 feet.
- Length of each side of cloister, 114 feet; width, 19 feet.
- Chief attractions: The ensemble (interior), Portico de la Gloria, crypt, cloister, southern portal.
SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA
- See dedicated to Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
- Bishopric dates from 1227.
- Compare Calahorra.
- Cathedral church begun toward 1150.
- Terminated, 1250.
- XIIth-XIIIth century Romanesque-Gothic structure.
- Chief attraction: The retablo, XVth and XVIth sepulchres.