Santa Clara Convent
During the 16th and 17th centuries the convent had a great boost thanks to the Borja family.
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GandiaCommissioned by Constanza, the daughter of Alfonso the Elder, in 1429, it was located on one side of the medieval wall next to the Serpis River.
During the 16th and 17th centuries it had a great boost thanks to the Borja family.
After her son's first marriage, in May 1511, the Duchess María Enríquez, responsible for the extension of the collegiate church, entered the convent, where a year earlier her daughter Isabel, who professed as Sister Francisca, had already entered. Maria wrote her testament, in Valencian, on February 20, 1512 and on March 27 of that same year she professed as Sister Gabriela.
She was elected abbess in 1514, but resigned in 1519, as the Duke of Gandia considered that with the revolt of the Germanías her mother and sister would be safer in Baza. In 1530 she recovered that dignity, which she held until her death.
Although there are no remains of its original building, the Baluard tower is preserved in the inner courtyard. Being a cloistered convent, only the church can be visited.
