San Vicente Gate · Ciudad Rodrigo (EN)

The door seems to date from the 16th century. It was originally a narrow gate known as Puerta de San Vicente, a name it took from the nearby parish of San Vicente, now disappeared. Over time, the passage was widened to facilitate the transit of carts and goods. In the 17th century it became known as Puerta de Santa Cruz, as it led to the neighboring convent. After the installation, in 1711, of the convent of nuns of Sancti Spíritus next to this entrance, the door also adopted the name of Door of Sancti Spíritus, denomination that has arrived to our days next to the previous ones.