The tapestry Museum of Pastrana

The tapestry collection consists of four cloths embroidered in silk and wool. 11 metres long and 4 metres tall, they have great artistic, documentary, heritage and cultural value. After the conquests of Asilah and Tangier in 1471, the very king Alfonso V of Portugal commissioned the tapestries to commemorate these military victories to the Passchier Grenier workshop in the Belgian city of Tournai. It was on May 18, 1667 that the council of canons of the collegiate church of Pastrana accepted the tapestries donated by Doña Catalina Gomez de Sandoval y Mendoza, eighth duchess of the Infantado, wife to the fourth duke of Pastrana. The church has since treasured these works of art. After numerous vicissitudes throughout time and after travelling around the whole world, the tapestries came back to Pastrana in 2014. They were restored in 2008 thanks to the sponsorship of the Carlos de Amberes foundation and today are displayed in an adapted and specially equipped museum.