Monasterio de la Victoria

El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

Monasterio de la Victoria is a former monastery located in El Puerto de Santa María, province of Cádiz, southern Spain. It was built in the 16th century by Dukes of Medinaceli. The buildings housed a prison between 1886 and 1981.

During the Second Spanish Republic, the Civil War and Franco's Dictatorship, the Monastery was used as a prison. During and after the civil war, it housed political prisoners such as Ramón Rubial, then president of the Socialist Party and Eleuterio Sánchez, AKA el Lute.

References:

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Address

Avenida del Monasterio 2, El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

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Details

Founded: 16th century
Category: Religious sites in Spain

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

I. A. (18 months ago)
Very beautiful but very deteriorated. A shame. The Penitentiary Administration left it a vacant lot when they left.

Jose Sanchez (4 years ago)
Very nice and interesting place, it was formerly the port prison. It is a central location next to the train station and we also have a large bag of free parking. There we can park without problems and begin our tourist route through this beautiful city.

David Sadowski (6 years ago)
Awesome city

Gerry Buckley (6 years ago)
Free in, lovely building. All the info is in Spanish. This is not a complaint just a warning if you don't speak Spanish. Would have give 5 ☆ if not for the pigeons.

Francis Fielding (6 years ago)
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