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19-534: The island's name derives from the cloistered monastery (Cartuja) located on the site, the Monasterio de Santa María de las Cuevas , where Cristopher Columbus lived when planning the voyage to the west. The world's fair to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first Columbian expeditions, the Expo '92 was located here. Before 1992, the island was completely isolated between two Guadalquivir river branches. After

38-660: A decade. New residential areas and commercial zones have been developed in the neighborhood, and major plans, such as the skyscraper Cajasol Tower , now known as the Sevilla Tower and completed in 2016. 37°23′55″N 6°00′26″W  /  37.39861°N 6.00722°W  / 37.39861; -6.00722 This article about a location in Andalusia, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas The Monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas , also known as

57-657: A number of concert halls and theaters, including the Rocío Jurado auditorium, and the Central Theatre, as well as the amusement park Isla Mágica . Museums in the area include The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) in the former Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas also known as the Monastery of the Cartuja. The neighbourhood and city district has been the focus of urbanization plans for at least

76-451: A set of decrees that resulted in the expropriation and privatisation of monastic properties in Spain from 1835 to 1837. The legislation was promulgated by Juan Álvarez Mendizábal , who was briefly prime minister under Queen regent Maria Christina during the reign of the two-year-old Queen Isabel II of Spain . The aims of the legislation were varied. Some of its impulses were fostered by

95-562: Is Cartuja 93 park, a research and development complex, employing 15,000 persons. The La Cartuja Stadium , University Schools of Engineering and Communications, the musealized Pavilion of Navigation, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (Andalusian Contemporary Art Center) and the Jardín Americano (American Garden, a public botanic garden) are also located here. Additionally, La Cartuja houses several discothèques, and

114-536: The Casa de Pilatos ). In the 15th century, monks of the cloistered order of Saint Bruno were housed in the monastery. Christopher Columbus ' remains were first interred at Valladolid, then at the Monastery of the Cartuja by the will of his son Diego. In 1542 the remains were transferred to Colonial Santo Domingo. During the Napoleonic invasion, the monastery was sacked and used as barracks. After returning in 1812,

133-617: The Monastery of the Cartuja (Charterhouse) , is a religious building on the Isla de La Cartuja in Seville , southern Spain . The Andalusian Contemporary Art Center (The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC)) is now located on this site. Legend holds that the area, in Moorish times, was honeycombed with caves made by potters for ovens and to obtain clay, and that after the capture of

152-449: The anticlerical liberal factions engaged in a civil war with Carlist and other reactionary forces. The government wished to use the land to encourage the enterprises of small-land owning middle class , since much of the land was thought of as underused by monastic orders . The government, which refused to compensate the church for the properties, saw this as a source of income. Finally, wealthy noble and other families took advantage of

171-648: The Andalusian Government (Junta de Andalucía), took over the collections of the former Conjunto Monumental de la Cartuja (Cartuja Monument Centre) and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Sevilla (Contemporary Art Museum of Seville). One of the main aims of the centre has been to develop a programme of activities attempting to promote the study of contemporary international artistic creation in all its facets. Temporary exhibitions, seminars, workshops, concerts, meetings, recitals, film cycles and lectures have been

190-699: The Monastery in which pieces from its archives address relevant events in contemporary aesthetic creation. Visitors to the museum may also see the historical grounds of the former monastery which includes the old chain door, atrium, chapels of Santa Catalina, San Bruno, Santa Ana, Profundis and la Magdalena, the priory cell, church, the sacristy, cloisters, monks' chapter, refectory, gardens and orchards. Desamortizaci%C3%B3n de Mendiz%C3%A1bal The ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal ( Spanish : desamortización eclesiástica de Mendizábal ), more often referred to simply as la Desamortización in Spanish, were

209-545: The ceramics factory. In 1964, the monastery was declared a national monument, and now is owned by the government of Andalusia, which created a new institution called "Monumental Ensemble of the Monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas". Restorations were made for the Seville Expo '92 , directed by Bartolomé Ruiz González , the first and only one director of the Monumental Ensemble from 1989 to 1994. In 1997,

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228-456: The city by Christians in the thirteenth century, an image of the virgin was revealed inside one of the caves, where supposedly it had been hidden. It prompted the construction of a chapel of Santa María de las Cuevas to house the venerated icon. In the 15th century, the archbishop of Seville, aided by the noble family of Medina, helped found a Franciscan monastery at the site. Later constructions were patronized by don Perafán de Ribera (who built

247-447: The communication tools used to fulfil this aim. The permanent collection includes pieces by Luis Gordillo, Candida Hofer, Rebecca Horn, Pablo Palazuelo, Joseph Kosuth and Louise Bourgeois. It focuses in particular on the history of contemporary Andalusian creativity and its relationship with other national and international artistic contexts. Since 1994 the centre has organised a series of themed exhibitions relating to different aspects of

266-465: The legislation to increase their holdings. Ultimately, the desamortización led to the vacating of most of the ancient monasteries in Spain, which had been occupied by the various convent orders for centuries. Some of the expropriations were reversed in subsequent decades, as happened at Santo Domingo de Silos , but these re-establishments were relatively few. Some of the secularised monasteries are in

285-506: The monastery was finally vacated with the general closure of monasteries in 1835–36 ( Desamortización de Mendizábal ). Following the confiscation of church property decreed by Juan Alvarez Mendizabal , Englishman Charles Pickman (1808–1883), acquired the Carthusian Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas in 1839. Commencing production in 1841, Pickman established innovative manufacturing methods such as importing raw materials,

304-635: The older part of the monastery became the site of a museum of contemporary art, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC). The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) was created in February 1990 with the aim of giving the local community an institution for the research, conservation and promotion of contemporary art. In 1997 the Cartuja Monastery became the centre's headquarters. The CAAC, an autonomous organisation dependent on

323-612: The rearrangement of the river channel system on the occasion of Expo '92 , it was joined to mainland by a wide isthmus in the South with Triana neighbourhood. The former island is connected by notable bridges, such as the Calatrava designed Puente del Alamillo and the Puente de la Barqueta . Among other infrastructures and buildings located on the Isla de la Cartuja, the most important

342-684: The use of molds, using specialised machinery, mechanical arms and presses, utilising British ceramist experience while employing pottery workers from nearby Triana . The initial success of the factory led to La Cartuja de Sevilla becoming one of the most popular brands in Europe and in Latin American countries. La Cartuja de Sevilla received numerous awards in international exhibitions: Paris (1856, 1867 and 1878), London (1862), Porto (1865), Vienna (1872), Seville (1858, 1929 and 1949), Barcelona (1888), Bayonne (1864), Philadelphia (1876), and in 1871

361-602: Was named Provider of the Royal House of Spain by Amadeo I of Savoy who later granted the title of Marquis of Pickman founder of La Cartuja de Sevilla. Charles Pickman is also distinguished by his admission to the Most Noble Order of the British Garter, which is used as a trademark in some models from the factory. Production continued until 1984. The bottle shaped kilns and tall chimney are the legacy of

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