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The Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo (
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...
: ''monasterio de San Isidoro del Campo'') is a monastery located in
Santiponce Santiponce is a town located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the town has a population of 7742 inhabitants. The town contains the ruins of the Roman city Italica. See also * List of municipalities in Seville ...
,
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. It was declared ''
Bien de Interés Cultural (, , , ) is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense). It includes not only mater ...
'' (Spanish Property of Cultural Interest) in 1872. The monastery was founded in 1301 by
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (1256–1309), known as ''Guzmán el Bueno'' ("Guzmán the Good"), was a Spanish nobleman and hero of Spain during the Middle Ages, medieval period. Guzmán is the progenitor of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia, the oldes ...
. The interior houses an altarpiece by Juan Martínez Montañes.


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* List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Seville Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Seville {{Spain-Christian-monastery-stub