Henry IV, who had a hunting lodge here, donated it to the Franciscans in 1455; when they left in 1488, it was taken over by the Poor Clares. At an angle to the Plateresque façade, adorned with the praying effigies of Henry IV and Isabella the Catholic, stands the church’s entrance, carved in Isabelline Gothic style with three arches—a lowered arch, a conopial arch and a trefoil arch—under a Moorish eave.

Inside the church there are two works of art which alone justify a visit to the convent: a spectacular Mudejar coffered ceiling that encloses the High Chapel and a sculptural altarpiece unique in its kind, a 15th-century Flemish work that narrates, through a profusion of scenes, the Passion of Jesus.

In the section open to the public, you can visit the Sacristy, the Throne Room and the Chapter House, all covered with beautiful coffered ceilings; the Refectory, with a beautiful Mudejar-style pulpit; and the Gothic-Mudejar cloister. Three triptychs in pipe clay from the Utrecht School and collections of documents, sculptures, paintings and furniture round off the visit.