The Royal Monastery of San Joaquín and Santa Ana traces its origins to a convent that stood in Perales (Palencia) in the 16th century. After renovating this original convent, they realized that it was not large enough, so they sought a new location: the current monastery. The community requested a renovation of the building, and Sabatini, an Italian architect who served King Charles of Bourbon, was put in charge of the work. The cornerstone of the complex was laid in 1781 by the city’s bishop, Antonio Joaquín de Soria, and it was inaugurated in 1787 (Sánchez Cantón, 1952; Martín González, 1996).
Bibliography
MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ, Juan José (1996): "El monasterio y el arquitecto del rey. La iglesia y el convento de San Joaquín y Santa Ana de Valladolid. Obra de Francisco Sabatini", nº 62, Boletín del Seminario de Estudios de Arte y Arqueología: BSAA, pp. 536-538.
SÁNCHEZ CANTÓN, Francisco Javier (1952): Sobre la declaración de monumento nacional del conjunto formado por el convento e Iglesia de San Joaquín y Santa Ana de Valladolid, Boletín de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.