▁Virgin ▁and ▁Child ▁was ▁broken ▁and ▁its ▁remains ▁thrown ▁out ▁to ▁sea . ▁The ▁pieces ▁had ▁been ▁recovered ▁by ▁a ▁fish erman ▁and ▁later ▁delivered ▁to ▁Juan ▁Rom ero ▁de ▁Fig u ero a , ▁the ▁priest ▁in ▁charge ▁at ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ▁the ▁Crown ed ▁and ▁St . ▁Bernard . ▁Rom ero ▁de ▁Fig u ero a ▁eventually ▁took ▁the ▁pieces ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁to ▁Al ge cir as ▁for ▁safe keep ing ▁in ▁a ▁chap el ▁that ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady : ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Europe . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁Sc and ella ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁statue ▁from ▁Al ge cir as . ▁After ▁long ▁discuss ions , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁statue ▁was ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Gib ral tar ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁an ▁exact ▁rep lica ▁would ▁be ▁car ved ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Europe ▁in ▁Al ge cir as . ▁The ▁original ▁statue ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁As ▁the ▁original ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Europe ▁remained ▁in ▁military ▁hands , ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁statue ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁found , ▁provided ▁that , ▁at ▁Sc and ella ' s ▁wishes , ▁the ▁new ▁shr ine ▁were ▁as ▁near ▁to ▁Europa ▁Point ▁as ▁possible . ▁After ▁a ▁popular ▁fund ra ising ▁campaign , ▁a ▁site ▁was ▁acquired ▁along