Church of Santa Ana

Illustration by Arturo Redondo of the Church of Santa Ana in Seville in 1519.

Shad, bleak, various types of sturgeon (what a shame they are no longer found in the river!) and other fish were sold in Triana, the nautical quarter of the city, in popular locations such as the small square in front of the neighborhood's mini-cathedral, the Church of Santa Ana. It was home to pilots, ships' masters, sailors, caulkers, and shipwrights, as well as ceramicists, innkeepers, and a constant flow of people passing through. They worshiped in various different chapels and in the parish, where Our Lady of Victory is still worshiped today. It was to this saint that the crew on board Magellan and Elcano's expedition prayed, before setting off on their journey around the world, and on their return.