In Requejo is the beautiful hermitage of the Virgin of Guadalupe, open to the local main square. It has a noble baroque façade finished off with a belfry decorated with columns. Apparently this oratory was founded in 1747 by the Indian José Sánchez Cornejo. Now on its altar the patron saint of Extremadura is venerated above all, in a copy image originally made by a Hieronymite friar named José de Santiago, a native of Rianxo. Such a figure was left there by the frigate lieutenant Juan Vicente Yáñez at the end of the 18th century. The rianxeiro friar José de Santiago moved from the monastery of Guadalupe in Cáceres two replicas of the virgin in cardboard, one of them ended up in the town of Sanabresa. Local tradition pointed to a muleteer who was stranded with his cavalry, a fact that was interpreted as the obligation to build a temple in honor of the Virgin. The current image of Requejo is not the original, since it was destroyed in the Civil War.

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Historical Data

Architecture
Religious architecture
Construction
Hermitage
Predominant styles
Baroque
Historical Period
Early modern period

When to visit it?

Opening hours

  • From July 12 to September 11:
    • From Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Opens on August 15 and closes on August 16)
    • Closed: Monday
  • Rest of the year
    • Closed: Every day

Taxes

Free

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Address and map location

  • Postal address Requejo. NaN. Zamora
How to arrive
Around
Where to sleep
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Tourist information

  • Requejo town hall

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  • Zamora tourism office

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