Iglesia de San Mateo (Tarifa)

Iglesia de San Mateo (St. Matthew's Church) is the main church of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz, Spain.^[1] It was supposed to have been built in 1506 on the remains of an old mosque, although worship at the church has only been mentioned in documents since 1534, another date given for its inauguration.^[2] Numerous alterations have been made to the church over the centuries. The main Baroque facade was designed by architect Torcuato Cayon de la Vega in 1774, finishing the work four years later under the direction of maestro Carlos Hermida.^[2] The bell tower, square base, robust, and virtually flat throughout the main body of his shaft, ends with a bell tower topped by fluted dome. The Capilla del Sagrario was restored in 1899, a magnificent dome on scallops that extends to the ground forming three semicircular chapels.

References

↑ Head, Jeremy (31 January 2011). Frommer's Seville, Granada and the Best of Andalusia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-119-99445-9. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
1 2 Torres, Enrique Romero de (1934). Provincia de Cádiz (1908-1909): Texto (in Spanish). Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes. p. 362. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

Tarifa

History	Alonso Pérez de Guzmán Baelo Claudia Battle of Río Salado Condado de Tarifa Escopeteros de Getares Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa de 2011 Marquesado de Tarifa Necrópolis de Los Algarbes Radio Tarifa Siege of Tarifa

Geography	Villages:Bolonia El Bujeo El Chaparral El Cuartón El Lentiscal Facinas Paloma Baja Pedro Valiente La Peña Tahivilla Valdevaqueros Beaches:Paraje natural playa de los Lances Playa de Bolonia Playa Chica Playa de Atlanterra Playa de El Cañuelo Playa de los Alemanes Playa de Los Lances Playa de Valdevaqueros Mountains: Sierra de Enmedio (Cádiz) Sierra de Fates Sierra de la Plata Points:Punta Camarinal Punta Paloma Punta de Tarifa Rivers and lakes:Laguna de La Janda Río Cachón Salado River Other*:Cantón de Tarifa Cueva del Moro Cueva del Sol Duna de Bolonia Isla de Las Palomas Provincia marítima de Algeciras

Landmarks	Castle of Tarifa Faro de Punta de Tarifa Hotel Misiana Hurricane Hotel Iglesia de San Mateo (Tarifa) Port of Tarifa Al Qantir Tarifa Kite School Torre de Guadalmesí Torre de la Peña

Coordinates: 36°0′48″N 5°36′7″W / 36.01333°N 5.60194°W / 36.01333; -5.60194

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