Its foundation stems from the military feat of the
Catholic Monarchs when they laid siege to the city of
Málaga in 1487 and
Saint Francis of Paola prophesied the victory of the Christian army. In gratitude, the Monarchs endorsed the founding of the first Spanish convent of the Order of Minims in Málaga in 1493, and later, in 1561, the one in Madrid, thanks to Friar Juan de Vitoria, Provincial of Castile of the Order of Saint Francis of Paola. The convent celebrated its first mass on August 7 of that year, attended by the Prince of Asturias, Infante
Don Carlos. The construction of the convent was supported by Isabel de Valois. The convent suffered severe damage during the
Peninsular War, but was later restored. Like the neighboring
convent of San Felipe el Real, it existed until the
Mendizábal confiscation of property in 1836, which decreed its final demolition.
Moreto (El Caballero, 1652) or
Antonio Solís (La gitanilla de Madrid, 1656). == References ==