Canteros y piedras de Almayate. Aportación humana y material a la construcción de la Catedral de Málaga (1727-1760)

Abstract

Almayate quarry was intimately related to the evolution of Malaga's cathedral in the Modern Age. Although this relationship did not take a long time, the temple works progress was clear and the stone from Velez-Malaga left its mark and obviously its faults in the main parts of the building.
In this article we will analyze two basic aspects of the quarry exploitation: firstly the workers for the stone extraction and transport, and secondly the stone material sent to this factory. For this
purpose we will make use of the documentation kept at the cathedral archive: the work files and the books containing the Chapter Minutes.