of the power of the Church (the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767) that produced a slow economic recovery. In Antequera, textile production became the main industry. In 1804, yellow fever caused a setback, as well as the Napoleonic wars that broke out shortly after. In the 1960s, the nearby Costa del Sol developed into an international tourist hotspot and Antequera experienced another economic upswing. Today the city is an important tourist and cultural center, nationally, as well as regionally. Main sights Religious architecture Church Real Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor (1514–1550), a national monument built in a transition style between the late Gothic and the Renaissasance ones - the façade construction used stones from the abandoned Roman town of Singilia Barba, located north of Antequera Church Real Colegiata de San Sebastián, built from 1548originally in Renaissance style, it has a Baroque bell tower and a Neoclassicist interior Convent of Madre de Dios de Monteagudo (1747–1761) - it has a notable Baroque bell tower Convento de la Encarnación (1580) - in Mannerist-Mudéjar style Convent of Belén (early sixteenth century) Church of San Pedro (sixteenth century), with traces of a previous Gothic edifice Royal Monastery of San Zoilo, founded in 1500in Gothic style, it has been declared national monument Church of St. John the Baptist (finished in 1584) - it has an austere façade, with a notable Baroque interior Church of Santiago (1522) Church of the Carmen (1583–1633), in Mannerist-Baroque style - it has a tre retablos in the main chapel, dating to the eighteenth century Chapel of the Virgen del Socorro, an isolated small church in the port area - it was built in 1715 Other buildings Alcazaba the eighteenth century Palace of Nájera, now home to the Municipal Museum The bullring, dating from 1848, was rebuilt beginning in 1984, in a style that reflects the city's diverse architectural influences Arco de los Gigantes ("Giants' Arch"), erected in 1595 in honour of King Philip II of Spain, and partly constructed of inscribed Roman masonry The excavated Roman baths may be seen in the southeast part of the city Roman villa of Estación: (first century BCE-fourth century CE) The city's museums house about 80% of all the art treasures in the province of Málaga, which makes it one of the cultural centres of Andalusia. In the eastern suburbs there is one of the largest burial mounds in Spain, dating from