this place serves as a interspace between the facades of the Cathedral and the main entrance of the Convent of San Martino Pinario.
The north facade of the cathedral also called Azabachería, is located in the Plaza de la Inmaculada or Azabachería, draining the last part of the French, Primitivo, North and English roads through the ancient gate of Paradise.
This gate was demolished after suffering a fire 1758, some sculptural pieces that survived were placed on the facade of Platerías. The new was designed in Baroque style by Lucas Ferro Caaveiro, and finished by Domingo Lois Monteagudo, and Clement Fernandez Sarela in neoclassical style, but retained some traces of the Baroque, 1769.
At the top of the facade is a statue of Santiago del S. XVIII, with two kings in prayer: Alfonso III and Ordoño II. In the center stands the statue of Faith