PLaZa De La iGLeSia square
THe SouL oF THe ToWN

At this point, a number of elements, all of them crucial in the local history and life, get knotted together and form a "huddle" that is unique in the surrounding area.  On one side, is the San Sebastián church, built between 1783 and 1785 by architect Jerónimo de Quiñones. One of its side chapels is devoted to Our Lady of Robledo, who is worshipped here so the locals feel her closer to the town's daily life.
Opposite is what could be called the historical core from which the village spread through the centuries. This large portico single handedly shaped the calle del Concejo, a place for spontaneous meetings, dances under a roof and the long chats after mass. It is held by a large, polygonal column, possibly built in the 16th century, known as "El Poste". And above both of them, column and portico, was the house where the Town Hall used to be. Above them can be seen, with its defensive bell-wall look, the Torre del Concejo. That bell, which was used to call the neighbours when there were attacks, meetings or fires, is now in charge of telling the time, since a clock was added to the tower in 1636. This place was, as well as the Town Hall, a school and nowadays is a cultural centre and library.