The article says the monastery was built in the 14th century, with origins in the late 13th century, when a shepherd reportedly found a statue of the Virgin by the Guadalupe River. Alfonso XI credited his victory at the Battle of Rio Salado to the shrine, declared it a royal sanctuary and began rebuilding. The Hieronymite monks took over in 1389. It names no architects for most phases.
The Mudéjar cloister dates to 1389 to 1405 and has a Plateresque portal, and the late Gothic cloister to 1531 to 1533. The Baroque additions are the sacristy of 1638 to 1647, the Camarín de la Virgen of 1687 to 1696 and a new church commissioned in 1730. The sacristy holds paintings by Zurbarán.
UNESCO listed the site in 1993, with a core area of 2.7 acres (1.1 hectares). Pope Pius XII made it a minor basilica in 1955. The article gives no visiting hours.
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