Cathedral Buen Pastor de San Sebastián

This guide to the Cathedral Buen Pastor de San Sebastián opens on September 29, 1888, when Queen Maria Cristina guided the hand of her two-year-old son, the future Alfonso the Thirteenth, to sign the foundation stone of what was then just a parish church for the Amara district. You'll hear how the stone was sealed with coins, newspapers and papal portraits, and follow local architect Manuel Echave's design as the building rose over nine years of donated labor. Look up at the spire above you as you listen, the vantage point the guide keeps returning to.