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It was burned to the ground by Napoleon’s soldiers in 1808, abandoned in 1835 when all convents were sequestered by the state, and rebuilt in 1874.
While much of it is not technically Gothic, it is a remarkable concentration of medieval palaces, convents, and churches.
Some Bevilacquas drank even less water than their wineloving neighbors ( Bevivinos may have been even more intemperate); the spiritual love of some Amantis was directed toward women other than their wives and the patronymic form D'Amanti given to the children of such unions; some Santillis and Salvos were notably profane; and some Carideos and Donadios were assumed to be dear to or given by God because no one else stepped forward to explain how they came to be left on the steps of convents or monasteries.
As you explore the neighborhood, you’ll come across the historic parish church with its landmark bell tower, and the convents of La Trinidad and San Francisco (it is said that Miguel de Cervantes, creator of the famous Don Quixote, lodged at the latter).
It is for this reason that there is such an extraordinary number of palaces, mansions, convents, and churches in Carmona.