The history of the Ferdinand church of Saint Michael, Cordoba (Spain)

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        Since 1249 we know about the existence of Saint Miguel Church, although this does not mean that the current building was in construction, because it could take advantage of an ancient mosque in the first quarter, as in other sections of the city after its reconquest, like Saint James or Saint Lawrence churches. The church was part of the same name section create by Ferdinand III the Saint in 1241, remains the religious and administrative core of the same. The temple was built very close to the Osario Door, the northern access to the city since the muslim period, situated a few meters away from the axe north-south that crossed the Medina.
        From the town, the temple is in a very important place as it is a few meters from the ancient Roman forum, administrative and religious center of the city when it was Patricia Colony of Rome. Soon, we will dedicate to the Forum a prominent place at the Roman Córdoba Section, which will develop the urban and the most unique buildings that have bequeathed to us.
        Along the centuries this church suffered different modifications, as in other churches of the time. The most important were run in the XVIII Century: baroque vaults were built and a tower bell too, reusing the rests of the ancient alminar. In the second half of the XVIII the gospel apse was modified turning it into a Tabernacle Chapel. During the 60 years the church suffered a severe restoration process, which aims to restore, as far as possible, its original state, bringing to light the cross rid gothic vaults or mudejar wooden ceiling that today we can see.
        Saint Michael from the beginning has been a residential neighborhood, giving shelter to many of the noble families of Córdoba, but it should accommodate a significant number of residents in muslim period, that to be sure, leave the city after the arrival of christians in direction of the Kingdom of Granada or North Africa. The current trade mission has been acquiring over time. It is centrally place located next to the Tendillas Square, the streets of Ronda de los Tejares and Cruz Conde, several of the most traveled places in the city.
        The Columbus Square was part of this section, that part includes the building that today houses the Provincial Council of Córdoba, and it was formerly a convent mercedarian made in the mid-eighteenth century. In the XVIII Century the bullfighting used to be celebrated here. In 1759 a bulfighting was celebrated to conmemorate the crowning of Charles III.

Text: J.A.S.C.

Traslated by Sara Moretti