San Francisco Convent

Walking through the beautiful and historic town of Siguenza, I found this beautiful spot, El Convento de San Francisco (currently inhabited by Ursuline nuns). It dates from 1606 and was a building donated by Antonio de Salazar for a community of Carmelite monks and years later (in 1643) was occupied by Franciscan friars, whose coat of arms you can see in various parts of the facade. As I said before, today it is occupied by Ursuline sisters making this building a convent, church and school. It is a beautiful setting in which you can see crests and legends, barred windows, a beautiful garden, the