page_title: Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas
section_title: Textiles
hierarchical_section_title: Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas / Cultural heritage / Textiles
caption_attribution_description: Español: Sepulcro de la infanta Blanca de Portugal (1259-1321), que era hija del rey Alfonso III de Portugal y de la reina Beatriz de Castilla y nieta de Alfonso X el Sabio. (Monasterio de las Huelgas de Burgos).
context_page_description: The Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located approximately 1.5 km west of the city of Burgos in Spain. The word huelgas, which usually refers to "labour strikes" in modern Spanish, refers in this case to land which had been left fallow. Historically, the monastery has been the site of many weddings of royal families, both foreign and Spanish, including that of Edward I of England to Eleanor of Castile in 1254, for example. The defensive tower of the Abbey is also the birthplace of King Peter of Castile.
context_section_description: The monastery houses the Museo de Ricas Telas, a showcase of medieval textiles taken from the many royal tombs in the convent.  Also on display is the tapestry that covered the tent of the Almohad caliph Al Nasir, known to the Christians as Miramamolin.  This tapestry was seized by the victorious Christians at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa on July 16, 1212.  When Sancho VII of Navarre's men drove through an enchained circle of African slaves guarding Miramamolin's tent, the caliph fled with great haste, leaving this tapestry along with several other prizes of war behind for the exultant Spanish.
caption: One of the many royal tombs at Las Huelgas
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