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himself visited here, in the company of twelve disciples, to found a small and humble community. As with the Moors and the
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The reception room is a well-lit rectangular room of ample proportions where, in the days of
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were still in Spain, it was hidden by submerging it off the Huelva coast. Later, fishermen hauled it up in their nets and restored it to the church of the monastery. One thing is certain: Columbus and some of his crew prayed before this image hours before setting sail for the
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There is also an exhibition room where the flags of each of the countries of the
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