圣斯德望修道院(Convento de San Esteban)
Convento de San Esteban is a Dominican monastery situated in the Plaza del Concilio de Trento (Council of Trent) in the city of Salamanca. According to tradition, Christopher Columbus stayed in this monastery (actually in the earlier building it replaced) when he came to Salamanca to defend his idea of reaching the Indies by sailing west, against the geographers of the University. During the Counter Reformation it was an important center where for the Dominicans who founded the School of Salamanca, headed by Francisco de Vitoria.
圣斯德望修道院建于1660年,门楣上方为描绘圣斯德望殉难的雕塑。这座修道院因为哥伦布和他的建造者丘里格拉家族而闻名。丘里格拉家族诞生了数位优秀的建筑师,他们在17-18世纪发展起来西班牙独有的巴洛克建筑风格,被后人称为丘里格拉风格。教堂的祭坛就是这个家族的长子何塞的代表作。而哥伦布为了进行航海研究,曾住在这座修道院,不停穿梭于修道院与萨拉曼卡大学的天文系之间。