Trujillo - Santa María la Mayor

Farther northof the Palacio de los Escobar, to the left, is the Gothic church of Santa María la Mayor (13th C.), with the tombs of Diego García de Paredes (b. Trujillo 1466) and Juana Yupanqui, daughter (and also daughter-in- law) of Francisco Pizarro. The retablo has paintings by Fernando Gallego. In the square in which the church stands is the birthplace of Francisco de Orellana.