The monastery built with land from the Trinitarian fathers

Tradition says the monastery was founded in 1213. It is said the friars were granted the hermitage of San Miguel, situated on the summit of the hill of San Miguel de Burgos, which had been donated to the cathedral chapter by two citizens. The friars adapted the building to the needs of the order, despite the building belonging to the cathedral chapter according to a 1163 document that included the hermitage of San Miguel among the eleven churches of the city of Burgos.

In 1226, the friars began planning a move to a new location in the city due to the discomfort of their lodging in the hermitage. They were aided by land donated by the Trinitarian fathers and a sum of money left in the testament of Pedro Díaz de Orense. The move to the new monastery took place during the stay of Fray Juan de Parente. During this period, the admiral Ramón de Bonifaz became a benefactor, leaving a large sum for the construction of the church in his testament.

During the centuries it functioned as a Franciscan monastery, the monastery of San Francisco was one of the main monasteries in the city of Burgos, along with the monastery of Las Huelgas and the Cartuja de Miraflores. Significant damage occurred during the War of Independence, and in 1836 it was disaffected and began to be demolished. The site was used for a barracks and a military factory in the following decades. Today, only the consolidated ruins of the church remain on calle San Francisco, near the disappeared convent of the Santísima Trinidad de Burgos and near the church of San Gil.

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