The image of this Virgin is a polychrome wooden carving from the late Romanesque period, dating back to the 12th century.

This peaceful entry followed the Treaty of Alcaraz, an agreement made with the successors of Ibn Hud, the last true Arab emir of Murcia.

One theory suggests that the image was located in a chapel in Arrixaca, where Italian Christian silk traders from Pisa and Genoa were allowed to worship during Muslim rule.

An alternative theory suggests that Alfonso brought the image with him and placed it in a Mozarabic hermitage in Arrixaca after taking possession of Murcia in 1243.

Although she lost her title as patroness in 1746 in favor of Our Lady of Fuensanta, she remains one of the most important Marian devotions in the region.