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south side

San Martín side

Conquistadors and soldiers. The shortest of the four sides, and also complete.

75.78 m · 20 arches · 20 carved

All 20 arches have their medallion: not one spandrel is left blank. Every one with a documented date is from the same year, 1733. Alejandro Carnicero signed 19 of the 20. For 1 of them the year is not recorded.

  1. Medallion of Bernardo del Carpio in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Bernardo del Carpio Arch 1 · 1733–1734
  2. Medallion of Fernán González of Castile in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Fernán González of Castile Arch 2 · 1733–1734
  3. Medallion of García Fernández of Castile in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca García Fernández of Castile Arch 3 · 1733–1734
  4. Medallion of El Cid in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca El Cid Arch 4 · 1733–1734
  5. Medallion of Paio Peres Correia in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Paio Peres Correia Arch 5 · 1733–1734
  6. Medallion of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Alonso Pérez de Guzmán Arch 6 · 1733–1734
  7. Medallion of Juan Pacheco in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Juan Pacheco Arch 7 · 1733–1734
  8. Medallion of Rodrigo Ponce de León in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Rodrigo Ponce de León Arch 8 · 1733–1734
  9. Medallion of Rodrigo Téllez Girón in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Rodrigo Téllez Girón Arch 9 · 1733–1734
  10. Medallion of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Arch 10 · 1733–1734
  11. Medallion of Christopher Columbus in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Christopher Columbus Arch 11 · 1733–1734
  12. Medallion of Hernán Cortés in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Hernán Cortés Arch 12 · 1733–1734
  13. Medallion of Francisco Pizarro in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Francisco Pizarro Arch 13 · 1733–1734
  14. Medallion of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba Arch 14 · 1733–1734
  15. Medallion of Rodrigo Dávila in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Rodrigo Dávila Arch 15 · 1733–1734
  16. Medallion of Sancho d'Avila in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Sancho d'Avila Arch 16
  17. Medallion of Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova Arch 17 · 1733–1734
  18. Medallion of Diego López de Haro in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Diego López de Haro Arch 18 · 1733–1734
  19. Medallion of Alonso de Aragón in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Alonso de Aragón Arch 19 · 1733–1734
  20. Medallion of Alonso de Aguilar in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Alonso de Aguilar Arch 20 · 1733–1734