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Parish of the Assumption
Puertollano was born and grew up around the original church of Santa María la Mayor, which was located here, as a stable settlement. In the 15th century there was a notable increase in population and the spiritual needs made it necessary to start building the present church in the 16th century, using the materials of the previous temple. Today we find a temple with a single nave built with masonry of quartzite stones from the area, joined with sand and lime mortar. It has two doors, the Puerta del Sol and the Puerta Norte with beautiful Renaissance reliefs whose function was to teach Christian beliefs and dogmas: South Gate of the Assumption: This doorway dates from the 16th century. At the top there is a round or circle inside which is the image of God the Father with the ball of the world. The sundial, with the date 1664 and the hours in Roman numerals, carved on the south wall, is noteworthy. The north doorway is more deteriorated, but the allegories of the Virtues and an empty niche where the image of the Virgin used to be stand out. Next to the doorway is the most important chapel in the church: the chapel of the Sacristy, which was formerly dedicated to Santiago. The tower is later and has four sections separated by impost lines. The last section is octagonal in plan and precedes the slate dome topped by a sculpture of the Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart: the sculpture that crowns the tower is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus, which was installed there in 1930. Although this sculpture was destroyed in the Civil War, it was Civil War, it was replaced with a copy after the conflict. In the middle of the 19th century, a dramatic episode occurred in the church when it was sieged and burnt by the Carlist troops. This meant that a few days after the the roof collapsed and killed 9 people. The church was left without for worship for several decades.
