In 1854 , a lightning-bolt struck and tore down a wedge-shaped corner of one of its right towers . The damaged tower was later rebuilt . Then in 1870 , a full restoration of the building was performed . On November 10 , 1900 , Jose de Diego held his wedding ceremony at the church . The San Fermín earthquake on October 11 , 1918 , destroyed one of its towers and seriously affected the other , leaving what was left of the towers decimated . The remnant of the towers were demolished using dynamite . It was later resolved to build a second church ; architect Don Luís Perocier was asked to create the plans ; these were not fully accepted ( 1920 ) . The church that was built departs only in its details and elements of the first plans of Mr Perocier , nevertheless they retained similar aesthetics . The previous plans , contained three doors with pointed arches and a fourth Gothic arch on the portico . The reconstruction was due to architect Don Luís f. Nieva and were started in 1922
San Fermín earthquake
1918 San Fermín earthquake
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)