13th century
The church retains from Romanesque period the head part and the southern wall of the belfry. The Romanesque church was built on a single nave with a plain head part.
Inside it houses a carving of the Virgin and Child in polychrome wood, which corresponds to the Romanesque archetype of Virgin in Majesty. Mary appears hieratical and facing to the front, on a throne, with crown and veil. The Child sits down on her legs, blessing with his right hand.
The origin of the Church of La Hiniesta and the so-called municipality that arose in this environment, is told in a document dated from 1290 which tells the miraculous apparition of the Virgin to King Sancho IV while he was hunting in lands of Zamora. The monarch, after going to pick up a partridge which had been brought down by his falcon, found among the broom ("hiniesta" in Spanish) or a small carving of the Virgin.
The image was moved to the church of San Antolín, and the king ordered a temple to be built in the place of its appearance and a village to be settled round this place.
The access is free of charge but there are neither visiting hours nor guided tours.
The temple can be visited only during mass celebrations.
Tourist office:
- Toro: It is located at 6, Main Square. Tel. +34 980 694 747
Civil Guard (police with responsibilities outside towns):
- Toro: Tel. +34 980 690 012
Emergency telephone numbers: 112
- Toro medical center: Tel. +34 980 691 337
Bus station:
- Toro: Tel. +34 980 693 236
Train station:
- Toro: Tel. +34 905 551 844
Taxis:
- Toro: Tels. +34 639 421 582 / +34 630 752 526 / +34 607 451 307
Civil defence:
- Toro: Tel. +34 980 690 100