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Iglesia de Santa Clara

TIME : 2016/2/18 15:28:54

Home to the first nunnery in the New World built in 1552. Years after being sacked by Drake and his men (who apparently hated all things Catholic), it was rebuilt with funds from the Spanish Crown. This simple, discreet church has a severe Renaissance-style portal with a gable containing a bust of St Claire.