Málaga Cathedral was begun in 1528 from plans by Diego de Siloe and completed in 1782. The article places it in the Renaissance tradition, with a Baroque facade of two levels and three arches. Its central nave and two aisles are the same height.
The north tower rises 276 feet (84 m), the second highest in Andalusia after Seville's Giralda. The south tower was never finished, so the cathedral is nicknamed "La Manquita," the One-Armed Lady. Work was paid for mostly by a Crown duty on ships calling at Málaga.
The money ran out at the end of the 18th century. A plaque says it went to help the American revolutionaries, but parish records suggest it may have repaired a road. Inside are choir stalls by Pedro de Mena and a 1785 altarpiece by Juan de Villanueva.
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