[citation needed] The church is situated on one side of Plaza España, opposite the Municipal Museum.

[2] The beginning of construction work is referenced in documents dating to 1486, and the church first opened for public worship in 1493.

The church was built in a Gothic style, although it has baroque and Plateresque elements, as the original structure has been expanded and altered since its construction.

The doorway currently used as the main entrance is the "Sun Portal" (Puerto del Sol), which gives access from the Plaza España to the nave of the Epistle.

[4] The Puerta del Sol was added to the church in the 16th century, probably between 1535 and 1544, and is attributed to Martin Gaínza, an architect who also worked on Seville Cathedral.

Its original construction was finances by Don Juan de la Cerda, the Duke of Medina at the time.