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Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción

History of this Site dates back to 8th-9th century. Church was built in 15th-16th century on the remains of a Islamic mosque

Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz – Spain

Coordinates: 36.748326, -5.806316

The Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción is a church in Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, in southern Spain.

It was built in the 15th-16th century. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.

History of this church site dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries. It was built on the remains of a former Islamic mosque.

At present it does not have the Moorish influences of many of the other churches.

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