page_title: Monastery of Uclés
section_title: Churrigueresque style
hierarchical_section_title: Monastery of Uclés / Architecture / Churrigueresque style
caption_attribution_description: Español: Monasterio de Uclés, Cuenca, España - Entrada principal
context_page_description: The Monastery de Santiago de Uclés is in the Spanish town of Uclés in Castile-La Mancha and was built by the Order of Santiago, whose main headquarters was in that town.
context_section_description: The main facade was built in 1735 by Pedro de Ribera, a Baroque master of the court. It is built as an altarpiece facade with carved ornamentation. The facade features four non-load bearing, decorative pilasters. The decorative carvings include dolphins, lions, heads, warriors, trophies, fruits, and two crosses of Saint James. The summit is decorated with two busts of chained Moors, and a bust of Saint James with a cross in his left hand and a sword in his right. An inscription reads Fidei defensio ("Defense of the faith"). At the bottom is the inscription Caput Ordinis ("Head of the Order"), freestanding crosses, a royal crown, knights with trophies, and chained Moors.
caption: Main facade of the monastery.
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