Convent of La Coria
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The Convent of San Francisco el Real, popularly known as the
Convent of La Coria, dates from the 15th century, and was originally a
Convent of Poor Clares (Franciscan nuns). It is situated in the historic
quarter of Trujillo, on the city walls and beside one of the gateways
marking the start of the road to the cathedral city of Coria. The nuns
were obliged to abandon the Convent during the Peninsular War. 
From
that time
onwards it gradually fell into ruin until, in 1969, it was purchased by
Professor Xavier de Salas, who started the necessary work of removing
rubble, consolidating walls and slow restoration. In 1981 the
Convent was given to the Xavier de Salas Foundation to serve as its
headquarters.
Another of the basic objectives of the Foundation, as set out in its articles of association, is to encourage advanced research, particularly in the fields of anthropology, history and sociology, and to train new researchers, for which purpose the creation of a research centre is proposed.
