was restored around 1755 by Biscayan architect Juan Morlanes, work financed by the payment of 2,500 ducats of Don Clemente Sánchez de Orellana y Riofrío, a native from the city of Quito, which corresponded to a price established by the award of the Vicecounty of Antizana of (750 ducats) and the Marquisate of Villa de Orellana of (1,500 ducats) With the course of time much of the Gothic building was renovated but the primitive and modern all perished on the night of August 14, 1808 as a result of the terrible explosions that shook Zaragoza as the hosts of Napoleon commenced a second siege. Architecture One of the most famous monuments of this church was the altarpiece and the chapel of the Vicechancellor of Aragon Antonio Agustín, father of the Archbishop of Tarragona of the same name, which work was executed with great care by famous Berruguete. Collateral to the Agustin sepulcher was that of the famous writer and analyst Jerónimo de Zurita, whose epitaph read: HlERONlMO ZURITAE MlCHAELlS F. GABRIELIS N. CE- SAR -AUGUSTANO HISTORIAE ARAGONAE DILIGEN- TÍSIMO AC ELECTO SCRIPTORI. PATRI B. M. HIERONIMUS F. POSSUIT. VISIT ANNOS LXVII. MENSIS XI OBIIT CESARAUGSTAE III NON. NOVEMB. MDLXX. The cloister had a grand gallery consisting of large columns of marble and ornate sculptures and paintings by masters of great merit. Here was the sepulcher of the chronicler of Aragon, Jerónimo de Blancas, who died on December 11, 1590. The painting of the main altarpiece and other church paintings were by Francisco Bayeu. All that remained was the famous façade of marble and alabaster whose Plateresque style appears to be work by Diego Morlanes, son of Juan, the original sculptor. Gallery See also Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza List of missing landmarks in Spain Notes References Guía de Zaragoza, Vicente Andrés (editor and publisher), 1860 Santa Engracia Santa Engracia 392 establishments Demolished buildings and structures in Zaragoza Isabelline architecture Buildings and structures in Spain demolished during the Peninsular War Former churches in Spain Buildings and structures demolished in 1836 Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage 4th-century establishments in Spain Establishments in Spain in the Roman era