Salamanca - San Agustín

The most splendid historical monument to the Colonial period of Salamanca is the church of San Agustín, work on which began in 1615. This tall and relatively narrow building, inconspicuously situated, has a simple façade. Severe columns, embellished with hollow spiral mouldings, flank the entrance. The positioning of the crucifix on the top of the façade beneath a conche is unusual.

The interior of the church is almost completely covered with painted and gilded panelling. Strong Moorish influence (Mudéjar) is apparent in the gilded wooden ornamentation of the dome and the wooden choir railings. The side altar of San Nicolás de Tolentino artistically portrays the life story of this 14th c. friar; the form of the net-shaped