Hostilica

Architectural

The full Romanesque architecture arrived with the influence of Cluny through the Way of Saint James, that ends in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The model of the Spanish Romanesque in the 12th century was the Cathedral of Jaca, with its characteristic plan and apse, and its 'chessboard' decoration in stripes, called taqueado jaqués.

Mudéjar style was born in the northern town of Sahagún. It spread to the rest of the Kingdom of León; Toledo, Ávila, Segovia, and later was spread to southern Spain by the Castile, especially Seville and Granada. Geometric patterns, vegetal motifs, and calligraphy were the main types of decorative motifs, typically carved in wood and stucco or crafted with mosaic tilework known as zellij.